Project Detail

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Synopsis

Ivan Ilyich is a magistrate in the late 19th century Russian empire. After an innocuous injury, Ivan's health deteriorates, and he is forced to come to terms with death. He looks back on his once illustrious career, his relationships, his worldview. Was that all how it ought to have been?

Details

Year: 2024
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 29 min 59 sec
Director: Noah Cohen, Alex Squires
Producer: Nikita Matthews
Executive Producer: Clay Smith
Editor: Alex Squires, Noah Cohen
Screenwriter: Noah Cohen
Director of Photography: Alex Squires
Production Designer: Ryan Dai, Rosalyn Harper, Finn Tyson
Sound: Nameer Al-Tuhafi
Composer: Nicholas Raptakis
Principal cast: Nash Norgaard, Finn Tyson, Phee Simpson, Gordon Stackhouse

Genre

Literary Adaptation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dunsinane Productions

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