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Solidago

Synopsis

Recollecting her youth during the 'Baby Scoop Era', Edith looks back on Solidago, an all-female rural community she was sent to in order to give birth to a child conceived outside of marriage.

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min 8 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Jerusha West
Producer
Sara Pagliaro, Megan Townley-Wakelin
Editor
Catriona Delbridge
Screenwriter
Jerusha West, Geoffrey Hazelton-Swales
Director of Photography
Morgan K. Spencer
Production Designer
Syd Harmony
Sound
Craig Cassie
Composer
Sampo
Principal cast
Rosemary Boyle, Priya Blackburn, Ziggy Heath, Rose Keegan

Genre

Experimental Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Solidago Productions

Sara Pagliaro & Megan Townley-Wakelin

Sales Company

Solidago Productions

Sara Pagliaro & Megan Townley-Wakelin

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