The Family Portrait
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2006
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 mins 49 secs
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
-
Waris Islam
- Producer
- Shazia Rehamn, Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
- Co-Producer
- Shazia Rehamn, Ahmad Ahmadzadeh
- Editor
- Hugh Williams
- Screenwriter
- Waris Islam
- Director of Photography
- Chris Ross
- Sound
- Gerrad Abeille
- Composer
- Peter Coyte
- Principal cast
- Rez Kempton, Leena Dhingra, Bhasker Patel, Kaleem Janjua, Shafali Verma
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Aimimage Productions
Unit 5, 63 Pratt Street, CamdenLondon NW1 0BY
UK
T +44 (0)20 7916 3734
atif@aimimage.com
Sales Company
Aimimage Productions
Unit 5, 63 Pratt Street, CamdenLondon NW1 0BY
UK
T+44 (0)20 7916 3734
atif@aimimage.com
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