Project Detail

Naptha

Synopsis

Faraz’s quiet life working at an isolated petrol station is turned upside down when his ageing father Malik begins to speak in a long-forgotten language and insists on returning back home.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2018 Journey Strand - World premiere
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2019 - Critics' Week - International premiere

Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
17 min 47 secs
Format
HD
Director
Moin Hussain
Producer
Ali Mansuri, Tom Kimberley
Executive Producer
Lauren Dark, Ollie Madden, Michelle Stein
Editor
Matteo Bini
Screenwriter
Moin Hussain
Director of Photography
Tim Sidell
Production Designer
Paulina Rzeszowska
Sound
Rob Szeliga
Music
Tim Morrish
Principal cast
Divian Ladwa, Ernest Ignatius, Suleiman Hussain Ali

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

A Foreign Material production in association with Conspire Pictures, made with the support of Film4 and Film London via BFI NET.WORK

Film London

The Arts Building
Morris Place
Finsbury Park
London
N4 3JG

Sales Company

Foreign Material

Ali Mansuri

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