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Red Lantern House

Synopsis

A recently arrived American notices a woman living in a partially demolished house on a massive development site in Shanghai, a row of welcoming red lanterns strung proudly over her doorway. This film captures the final days of the Red Lantern House and the beginning of an unlikely friendship.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
DVD, BetaSP
Director
Leslie Hill
Producer
Artsadmin, Cairo Cannon, Alex Hyde
Co-Producer
Artsadmin, Cairo Cannon, Alex Hyde
Editor
Leslie Hill
Screenwriter
Leslie Hill
Director of Photography
Leslie Hill

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Curious International Ltd.

Artsadmin
Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
London E1 6AB
UK

T+44 (0)20 7247 5102

cheryl@artsadmin.co.uk

Sales Company

Artsadmin

Toynbee Studios
28 Commercial Street
London E1 6AB
UK

T+44 (0)20 7247 5102

cheryl@artsadmin.co.uk

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