Lost Boys: Belfast's Missing Children
Synopsis
Official selection Belfast International Film Festival and Irish Film Institute Documentary Festival 2023 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 92 mins
- Format
- 4K
- Director
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Des Henderson
- Producer
- Ed Stobart
- Co-Producer
- Chris Moore, Niamh Minihan
- Executive Producer
- Kevin Winters, Mark Wright, Peter Grimsdale
- Editor
- Declan McCann
- Screenwriter
- Des Henderson
- Director of Photography
- Brian Martin
- Production Designer
- Darren Dunwell
- Sound
- Richard Cree, Karen Imbusch
- Principal cast
- Robert Giles, Chris Moore, Martin Dillon, Colin Wallace, Brian Gemmel
- Judy Wilson
- Head of Production, Will Skidmore: Financial Controller,
- Darren Brown
- Arial Photography, Niamh Kelly: Production Co-ordinator
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Alleycats Films
Unit 2Bay Road Business Park
Derry
BT48 7SE
Sales Company
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