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Ruth and Safiya

Northern Fortress Films

Synopsis

The story follows an unlikely friendship between Ruth - an isolated pensioner in her 80s that visits her allotment daily, and Safiya - a teenage Syrian refugee that is struggling to adapt to her new life in Bradford.

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Details

Year: 2021
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 min 32 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Louisa Rose Mackleston
Producer: Louisa Rose Mackleston
Executive Producer: Simon Beaufoy
Editor: Mike Myshko
Screenwriter: Louisa Rose Mackleston
Director of Photography: Patrick Gillespie
Production Designer: Jessica Jones
Sound: Haresh Patel
Composer: Anna Stokes
Principal cast: Alison Rooks, Keiva Bhanabhai, Kelli Hollis

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Northern Fortress FIlms

3 Worthville Close
Keighley
BD21 5NL

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