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Poppets

Synopsis

A surreal soap opera following two Essex boys and three Essex girls through four generations of capitalist town planning: from the Plotlands of the 1900s to the luxury flats built on floodplains of the future.
Official Selection Outfest LA Film Festival 2022
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Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 min 19 sec
Format
digital
Director
Maz Murray
Producer
Maz Murray
Editor
Maz Murray
Screenwriter
Maz Murray
Director of Photography
Aaron Shrimpton
Sound
Nat Lall
Composer
Cix Shrimpton
Principal cast
Saskia Elzeta, Hava Caravajal, Hannah Henderson, Sam Zelaya, Max Packman Walder

Genre

Experimental LGBTQIA+ Comedy

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Maz Murray

Sales Company

Maz Murray

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