Project Detail

Roxanne

Synopsis

A cold and isolated transgender sex worker takes in a young girl who has been abandoned by her mother, and her life is thrown into question.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins 40 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Paul Frankl
Producer
Akua Obeng-Frimpong, Paul Frankl
Executive Producer
Ohna Falby
Editor
Fiona De Souza
Screenwriter
Paul Frankl
Director of Photography
Rina Yang
Production Designer
Ana Viana
Sound
Jules Woods
Composer
Benjamin Stefanski
Principal cast
Miss Cairo, Thea Lamb

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Kind Productions

E: paulfrankl.film@gmail.com

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