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Kindling

Synopsis

Alexia and Kat are a lesbian couple who are trying to start a family together. After Alexia’s miscarriage and news that she is infertile, the couple become distant, their relationship is on the brink, until they come across an abandoned baby in the woods.

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 19 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Molly Beresford
Producer
Stephanie Spencer
Executive Producer
Michele Williams, Alison Spencer, Terry Spencer
Editor
Kate Lever
Screenwriter
Molly Beresford
Director of Photography
Dane Avery
Production Designer
Eleanor Moylan, Rozlyn Parfitt
Sound
Craig Evans
Composer
Jacob Savage
Principal cast
Kate Malyon, Aoife Smyth

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Molly Beresford

Sales Company

Molly Beresford

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