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Dance, then

Dance, then

Synopsis

Iris has been ignoring the death of her mother for too long. She hasn’t collected her ashes, and the crematorium keeps leaving her pass-agg voicemails. Embarking on the journey from London to Bradford, she is about to be taken on the ride of her life.
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Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 21 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Philippine Velge
Producer
Daisy Bryant
Co-Producer
Philippine Velge
Executive Producer
Nicole Davis
Editor
Sam Hardy
Screenwriter
Kate Newman
Director of Photography
Em Turner
Production Designer
Elise Lucia
Sound
Rob Wingfield
Composer
Kathryn MacLennan, Rob Wingfield
Principal cast
Kate Newman, Chloe Harris, Leah Stancliffe, Laura Elsworthy, Rachael Rose McLaren

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Dance Then Productions

Daisy Bryant
27 Mortimer Street
London
W1T 3BL

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