The Act
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTIQ+ Film Festival 2021
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 17 min 58 sec
- Director
-
Thomas Hescott
- Producer
- Elettra Pizzi
- Executive Producer
- Oliver Kent
- Editor
- David l'Anson
- Screenwriter
- Pete Lawson, Matthew Baldwin, Thomas Hescott
- Director of Photography
- Chris Fergusson
- Production Designer
- Kelly Pyner
- Sound
- Lewis Todd
- Composer
- Nathan Klein
- Principal cast
- Samuel Barnett, Simon Lennon, Cyril Nri, Annette Badland
- Costume Designer
- Claire Collins
- Hair and Makeup
- Chloe Edwards
- Casting
- Katy Covell, Ollie Gilbert
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
130 Elektra Films Ltd
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