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María's Way

Anne Milne

Synopsis

A feisty elderly woman’s sole purpose in life appears to be setting up an isolated roadside stand along the historic Camino de Santiago pilgrim route. A seemingly mundane daily task soon evolves into a humorous and charming observation on the importance of purpose, commitment and tradition.

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Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 mins 34 secs
Format: HDCAM
Director: Anne Milne
Producer: Anne Milne
Executive Producer: Emma Davie, Edinburgh College of Art, Screen Academy Scotland
Editor: Anne Milne
Director of Photography: Julian Krubasik
Sound: Hannah Hüglin
Principal cast: Maria Teodora Mediavilla
Translator: Hannah Hüglin
Sound Designer: Simon Herron
Sound Mix: Rob Walker

Genre

Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

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