Project Detail

Kara

Synopsis

A young art student goes on a journey to find her estranged alcoholic father.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 45 secs
Format
16mm
Director
Deepa Keshvala
Producer
Gloria Bowman, Jennifer Byrne
Executive Producer
Sally Campbell, Tim Nash, Daniel Wolfe
Editor
Izabella Curry
Screenwriter
Deepa Keshvala
Director of Photography
Deepa Keshvala
Production Designer
Shaun Fenn
Sound
Jassim Jaffer
Composer
Henning Knoepfel
Principal cast
Saadiqah Rahman, Shahid Ahmed
Associate Producer
Gussy Sakula Barry
Film Image
©Alex Hulsey

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Production Status

Production Company

Film London

Ste 6.10, The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London
E1 6JJ

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