Project Detail

Survivor

Synopsis

What happens when a Rwandan genocide survivor meets a young man from Darfur? This is a tale of a friendship made on fragile emotional grounds. A subtle treatment of a complex subject, set in the world of London's night cleaners.

Details

Year: 2009
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 mins
Format: 35mm Col.
Director: Nicole Volavka
Producer: The London Film School
Co-Producer: The London Film School
Editor: Sam Wyndham
Screenwriter: Gabriel Vallejo
Director of Photography: Christine Lalla
Production Designer: Steve Wilson
Sound: Rajeev Morabito
Composer: Natalie Holt
Principal cast: Shaun Parkes, Nuer Benjamin-Maker, Cyri Nri, Jonathan McDermott

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 0161

+44 (0)20 7836 9642

c.bright@lfs.org.uk

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Sales Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7240 0161

+44 (0)20 7836 9642

c.bright@lfs.org.uk

Visit Website

www.lfs.org.uk

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