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Janet, Who Fell From the Sea

Isabel Greenberg. Janet, Who Fell From The Sea.

Synopsis

A girl is drawn into the sea, following the sound of an ethereal bell. She falls into an underwater town, haunted by the ghosts of unfinished stories. Based on the legend of the drowned town of Dunwich, off the coast of England, the film explores the liminal spaces between adulthood and childhood, dream and reality, as she falls from one story to the next, seeking the source of the bell, to finally ring it for herself.

Details

Year: 2018
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 5 mins 13 secs
Format: Digital
Director: Isabel Greenberg
Screenwriter: Isabel Greenberg
Production Designer: Isabel Greenberg
Sound: Edward A Guy
Composer: Thomas Ross Fitzsimmons

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Isabel Greenberg

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