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Radiance

Synopsis

On the edge of a vast city, two sisters spend their lives trying to protect a dangerous secret. Nina has a strange neurological condition that causes devastation whenever she feels happiness. While she has become addicted to the unbelievable high it provides, Tash struggles to keep them both together.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins
Format
35mm/HD
Director
Andrew Cumming
Producer
James Cotton
Editor
Paulo Pandolpho
Screenwriter
Laurie Nunn
Director of Photography
Jack Wilkinson
Production Designer
Olivia Muggleton
Sound
Ting Li Lim
Composer
Finn McNicholas
Principal cast
Rose O'Loughlin, Jenn Murray

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

T: +44 (0)1494 731 452

E : festivals@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

T: +44 (0)1494 731 452

E : festivals@nfts.co.uk

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