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Speak to Me (Short film version)

Synopsis

In 2014 filmmaker Grace Harper started making a film with her estranged father as a way to reconnect with him, during the course of filming her brother Sam died unexpectedly. Continuing filming provided a way to make sense of what had happened, and this resulting film is a story of the very different ways people cope with tragedy, but first and foremost it is a tale of everlasting love.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
48 mins
Director
Grace Harper Brighouse
Producer
Grace Harper Brighouse, Eleanor Mortimor, Anna Snowball, Katie Duncan
Editor
Raphael Pereira
Director of Photography
Grace Harper Brighouse; Additional Cinematography: Ronnie McQuillan, Roger Chapman
Sound
Louise Burton, Joshua Deji Bamford
Composer
Jo Paterson; Additional Music: Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
Production Company Update
As of 2020 Glow Films changed to Snow Films. Contact details info@snow-films.com and www.snow-films.com

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Glow Films and NFTS production

Glow Films

Unit J
4-17 Frederick Terrace
London
E8 4EW

NFTS (National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

Glow Films

Unit J
4-17 Frederick Terrace
London
E8 4EW

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