Project Detail

The Argument (with annotations)

Synopsis

What begins as an enquiry on things that mean other things itself becomes a thing that means other things, too.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2017 - Short Cuts - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 mins
Director
Daniel Cockburn
Producer
Lesley Johnson, Dan Montgomery
Editor
Daniel Cockburn
Screenwriter
Daniel Cockburn
Director of Photography
Nikolay Michaylov
Production Designer
Sara Heathfield
Sound
Michelle Irving
Principal cast
Clare Coulter, Robin Benger

Production Status

Production Company

Canada, UK coproduction

zeroFunction Productions

Sales Company

Vtape

401 Richmond Street West, Suite 452
Toronto
Ontario M5V 3A8
Canada

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