Jackdaw
Synopsis
JACKDAW is a dark, experimental drama that explores the emotional complexity bound to the debate on euthanasia.
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 min 59 sec
- Format
- 4:3
- Director
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Mac Nixon
- Producer
- Dan Bailey, Ed Casey
- Co-Producer
- Ioan Ings
- Executive Producer
- Gwenfair Hawkins, Miguela Gonzalez, Helen Perry
- Editor
- Josh Williams
- Screenwriter
- Mac Nixon
- Director of Photography
- Andrew Toovey
- Production Designer
- Abigail Hubbard
- Sound
- Nick Davies
- Composer
- Sion Trefor
- Principal cast
- Sule Rimi, Lauren Clarke, Valmai Jones
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Broadside Films
Belle VueFerryside
SA17 5ST
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