Project Detail

My Exploding House

Synopsis

A quest to find the truth behind a thirty year old memory, along the way connecting the dots between family, community, the power of place and the concept of home.

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 min 11 sec
Format
Digital, archive and still
Director
Liberty Smith
Producer
Liberty Smith
Co-Producer
Luke Hagan, Jonas Hawkins, Claire Horrocks
Editor
Liberty Smith
Director of Photography
Liberty Smith, Rich Davies, James Hankey
Production Designer
Liberty Smith
Sound
Liberty Smith
Principal cast
Liberty Smith, Gill Smith

Production Status

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