Project Detail

Milk

Synopsis

A filmmaker sets out on a journey to discover the mother she never knew.
Official Selection Visions Du Réel 2025 - World premiere
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2025
BAFTA Film Awards 2025 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
26 min 50 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Miranda Stern
Producer
Ashionye Ogene
Editor
Yiwei Pu
Director of Photography
Julyan Sinclair, Essi Hyrkki
Sound
Liam Sharpe
Composer
Rotem Frimer

Production Status

Production Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

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