Project Detail

Sodom and Gomorrah

Synopsis

Documenting the everyday life of people from a town in Ghana called Jamestown - also known as 'Sodom & Gomorrah’.
A place that seems to have fallen by the wayside: brief portraits of the inhabitants reveal a life marked by hopelessness and the struggle to move forward.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2020 - International Competition

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
9 min 44 sec
Format
digital
Director
Curtis Essel
Producer
Curtis Essel
Executive Producer
Curtis Essel
Editor
Curtis Essel
Director of Photography
Curtis Essel
Sound
Curtis Essel
Film Title Note
Film Title should read Sodom & Gomorrah

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