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My Mother's Coat

Synopsis

This film is about my Italian mother and her confessions about life in Greece. The content is based on an interview with her in which she talks to me about her arrival in Athens during the 70’s after the fall of the dictatorship.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 6 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
Producer
Animation Staff, Royal College of Art
Editor
Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
Screenwriter
Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
Production Designer
Marie-Margaux Tsakiri-Scanatovits
Sound
Tom Lowe
Composer
Tom Lowe
Principal cast
Paola Dionisotti

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

T +44 (0)20 7590 4512

animation@rca.ac.uk

Sales Company

Animation Department

Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

T +44 (0)20 7590 4512

animation@rca.ac.uk

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