The Hold
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI Flare LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 min 40 sec
- Director
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Ashley Panton
- Producer
- Andin Ngwa
- Co-Producer
- Ashley Panton
- Executive Producer
- Mustapha Wehbi, Delphino Huang
- Editor
- Tom Turner, Reece Clara
- Screenwriter
- Ashley Panton
- Director of Photography
- Felix Schmilinsky
- Production Designer
- Jasmine Araujo
- Sound
- Jules Woods
- Composer
- Nir Perlman
- Principal cast
- Ashley Byam, Jacob Garvey, Jay Lafayette Valentine
- Hair and Make-up Designer
- Abigail Alexander
- 1st Assistant Director
- Antonia Lange
- Colourist
- Ruth Wardell
- Script Editor
- Shimon Greenidge-Forsyth
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Ashley Panton
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