The Cost of Living
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQI+ Film Festival 2021 - World premiere
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min
- Format
- 4K
- Director
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Alice Trueman
- Producer
- Alex Hurle, Katie Hodgkin
- Executive Producer
- Thomas Wightman
- Editor
- Alice Trueman
- Screenwriter
- Alice Trueman
- Director of Photography
- Lorena Pages
- Production Designer
- Clarissa Livock
- Sound
- James Cobbold
- Composer
- Kerry Leatham
- Principal cast
- Lily Loveless, Genesis Lynea
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Vault Films
49 Pound LaneCanterbury
CT1 2BZ
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