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Stone Tears

Synopsis

A wind swept coastal village where summers are long and the world seems to have no edges. Helen, an eleven year old tom-boy, spends her life roaming sand dunes and flying her kite. With the memory of her father so close, it seems no one can touch her . . .

Details

Year: 1999
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 11 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Jonathan Richardson
Producer: Joanna Beresford
Executive Producer: Joanna Beresford
Director of Photography: Bartosz Prokopowcz
Principal cast: Isla Graham, Damien Matthews, Leda Hodgson, Ruth Purser
Film Stock: Kodak Screen Writer: Jonathan Richardson

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tigerlily Films Email: tigerufo@btinternet.com

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