Mort-Gage
Synopsis
From the French: mort = death + gage = pledge
Details
- Year
- 2011
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 mins
- Format
- HD
- Director
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David Salas
- Producer
- Jonas Hawkins, Stuart Mitchell
- Editor
- David Salas, Benjamin Borley
- Screenwriter
- David Salas, Benjamin Borley, Kevin Horsham, Paul Parncutt
- Director of Photography
- Robin Whenary
- Sound
- Mark Patrick, Tobit Emmens, Damo Cross
- Principal cast
- Kevin Horsham, Nicholas Myles
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Exeter Phoenix Digital
(Short Film Production Bursary)www.phoenixmedia.org.uk
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