Project Detail

Mary Anning

Synopsis

It is 1830 and the scientific world is closed to women. Mary, a prolific but destitute fossil hunter has recently made another big discovery. But she hasn’t been credited, again.
Based on true events, the story of one woman’s quest to make groundbreaking discoveries against all odds.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Natashia Mattocks
Producer
Lucy Meer
Executive Producer
Richard Thompson
Editor
Lia Hayes
Screenwriter
Natashia Mattocks
Director of Photography
Alvilde Horjen Naterstad
Production Designer
Ana Baldini
Sound
Ed Rousseau
Composer
Ben Stanbridge
Principal cast
Keeley Forsyth, Alec Newman, Caroline Blakiston, Robert Goodman
Costume Designer
Katie Madin
Specialist Advisor
Dean R. Lomax

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Production Status

Production Company

A National Film and Television School, Strive Films production

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