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Mairi

Synopsis

Having worked hard to overcome addiction Mairi is now ready to be a mother to her estranged daughter Theresa, but can a mother and daughter’s bond really survive fourteen years apart or are they now simply strangers.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
HD
Director
Natalie Leila Malla
Producer
Stephanie Moon, Alisa Tritenko, Charlotte Riley, Melissa Collier
Executive Producer
Nadia Dyson, Sam Dyson, Evan Leighton-Davis
Editor
Sarah Louise Bates
Screenwriter
Natalie Malla
Director of Photography
Jackie Teboul
Production Designer
Isabella Farley
Sound
Rossana Masuello
Composer
David Cain
Principal cast
Melissa Collier, Nansi Love, Ellie Haddington, Hannah Joseph, Cameron Jack, Charlotte Riley

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mhairi Films Ltd

17C Caedmon Road,
London
N7 6DH

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