Project Detail

The Herring Girls

Synopsis

Annag is lost and alone, fighting for her sanity. Awake and dreaming, she is drawn to the shoreline, yearning for the deep coastal waters. By day she feels the eyes of The Herring Girls on her trying to hide her slipping grasp of reality. Do they know something she doesn’t?

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 46 sec
Format
HD 1:85:1
Director
Rekha Garton
Producer
Lorraine Bhattachary
Editor
Donovan Jones
Screenwriter
Rekha Garton
Director of Photography
Ruth Woodside
Production Designer
Ellie Jones
Sound
Tim Mills, Simon Gershon
Composer
William Ryan Fritch
Principal cast
Nicola Gar, Indianna Ryan, Mairi Gillies, Brittany Ashworth,

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Production Status

Production Company

Rekha Garton Limited

34 Bromedale Avenue
Norwich
Norfolk
NR14 8GG

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