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Sea Sorrow

Synopsis

Sea Sorrow marks Vanessa Redgrave’s debut as a film director. A very personal, dynamic meditation on the current global migrant crisis through the eyes and voices of campaigners and children, the film mixes past and present, documentary and drama in its reflection on the importance of human rights.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2017 - Special Screenings

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
74 mins
Director
Vanessa Redgrave 1st Feature
Producer
Carlo Nero
Editor
Folasade Oyeleye
Director of Photography
Andrew Dearden
Sound
Sound Recordist: Martin Clarke, Ariel Sultan; Re-Recording Sound Mixer: Craig Irving, Tim Cavagin
Principal cast
With contributions from: Lord Alf Dubs, Ralph Fiennes, Emma Thompson, Juliet Stephenson, Vanessa Redgrave

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dissent Projects

Twickenham Film Studios
The Barons
Twickenham
TW1 2AW

Sales Company

Autlook Filmsales Gmbh

Salma Abdalla
Spittelberggasse 3/14
1070 Vienna
Austria

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