On Island West
Synopsis
Official Selection Austrian Filmfestival 2022 - Winner - Genre Award Best Sci-Fi Fantasy
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 30 sec
- Format
- digital
- Director
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Carolyn Saunders
- Producer
- Victoria Thorson
- Executive Producer
- Milan Krsljanin, Amy-Jo Bryant
- Editor
- Nina Annan
- Screenwriter
- Carolyn Saunders
- Director of Photography
- Mary Farbrother
- Production Designer
- Rowena Zoro
- Sound
- Andy Coles
- Music
- Hollie Buhagiar
- Principal cast
- Tallulah Evans, Brendan Flynn, Shelagh McLeod, Sean Stevenson
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Wasting Films Ltd/Endzone Films
109 Disraeli RdLondon
SW15 2DY
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