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Rebirth

Synopsis

The film gives insight in to Alyssa's anxiety phase of grieving as hallucinations build to a peak, blurring her understanding of time and mortality before reaching an emotional rebirth.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 45 secs
Format
2k
Director
Rebecca Jo Lesley
Producer
Dominique Unsworth
Co-Producer
Lisa-Maire Russo
Executive Producer
Screen South
Editor
Alex Walker
Screenwriter
Rebecca Jo Lesley
Director of Photography
Anna Carrington
Production Designer
Rebecca Jo Lesley
Sound
Hal Smith
Composer
Matthew Glynn Williams
Principal cast
Erin Austen, Sarah Hanly

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Resource Productions

Alex Walker
27 Chruch Street
Slough
SL1 1PL

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