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Salma

Synopsis

After a night out clubbing, a young Londoner returns home to find her building engulfed in flames and her family missing. Through a friendship with a fellow survivor, she finds the strength to deal with her grief and move on with her life.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 min 40 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Lara Zeidan
Producer
Robin Davies
Executive Producer
Ben Coren, Max Park, Louise Delamere, Stephen Mangan
Editor
Eve Doherty
Screenwriter
Atiha Sen Gupta
Director of Photography
Piero Cioffi
Production Designer
Nia Fausset
Sound
Dan Hibbert
Composer
Firas Abou Fakher
Principal cast
Asha Hassan, Juliette Motamed

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by Film4

SLAM Films

Robin Davies
c/o 54 Bowspirit Apartments
Creekside
London
SE8 3GP

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