Sodom and Gomorrah
Synopsis
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 project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 min 44 sec
- Format
- digital
- Director
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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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