The Key
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2014
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 7 mins
- Format
- Animation
- Director
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Kim Noce & Shaun Clark
- Producer
- kim Noce & Shaun Clark
- Editor
- Benjamin Gerstein
- Screenwriter
- Tom Hill
- Sound
- David Pringle
- Composer
- Alex Harwood
- Principal cast
- Paul Mundell, Dylan Cousins
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
hello@mewlab.com
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