Is My Living in Vain
Synopsis
Official Selection Black Star Film Festival 2023
Official Selection Hot Docs Festival 2023
Official Selection International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) 2024
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 40 min
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Ufuoma Essi
- Producer
- Ufuoma Essi, Leah McGurk, Artina Michelle
- Editor
- Ufuoma Essi
- Director of Photography
- Cheryl Hess, Morgan Spencer
- Sound
- Ines Adriana
Production Status
Production Company
New Zealand, UK, France co-production
A Gasworks (UK) co-production with Te Uru Waitkere Contemporary Gallery (New Zealand), Le Magasin CNAC (Centre National d'Art Contemporain) (France)
Gasworks
155 Vauxhall StreetLondon
SE11 5RH
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