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Love the Sinner

Synopsis

11-year-old Joanna tries to understand grief for the first time when she witnesses her mother's manic reaction to the death of Princess Diana, whilst trying to use the incident to get out of Sunday School.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Laugh Strand

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 28 secs
Director
Jennifer Sheridan
Producer
Bertie Peek
Executive Producer
Ash Atalla, Alex Smith, Tilusha Ghelani
Editor
Sarah Louise Bates
Screenwriter
Susan Wokoma
Director of Photography
Ryan Eddleston
Production Designer
Steve ‘Sparky’ Clark
Sound
Calum Sample
Composer
Cato Hoeben
Principal cast
Susan Wokoma, Whitney O'Nicholas, Daisy May Cooper, Layo Christina Akinlude, Yvette Boakye

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Roughcut Television Ltd

Bertie Peek
Bedford House
125-133 Camden High Street
London
NW1 7JR

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