Project Detail

The Estuary of River Cuckmere

Synopsis

A couple in their forties receive a bizarre phone call from the nursing home where the woman's mother resides.They decide to visit her and set off on what will become a metaphysical journey along the south coast of England to meet their innermost fears and to be seized by them.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
29 mins 56 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Ola Jankowska
Producer
Emily Morgan
Editor
Carmela Iandoli
Screenwriter
Ola Jankowska
Director of Photography
Tim Chen
Production Designer
Natasha Mackey
Sound
Maiken Háberg Hansen
Composer
Matt Kelly
Principal cast
David Bark-Jones, Lisa Kay

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

www.nfts.co.uk

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