Project Detail

Starboy

Synopsis

A mystical young Hasidic man increasingly doubts his identity, his gender, and the nature of being as conflict between him and his pious young wife escalates with shocking consequences.

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 min 24 sec
Director
Joëlle Bentolila
Producer
Tibo Travers
Executive Producer
Asher Tlalim, Chris Auty, Michael Etherton, Tibo Travers
Editor
Olly Stothert
Screenwriter
Joëlle Bentolila
Director of Photography
Andrew Alderslade
Production Designer
Lili Lea Abraham
Composer
Michael Blainey
Principal cast
Barney Harris, Talullah Haddon, James Larkin

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Chimaera Films

22 Connaught Road
London
NW10 9AG

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