The Kindness of Strangers
Synopsis
the girl what she appears to be?
Details
- Year
- 2015
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 8 mins 24 secs
- Format
- Red Epic 5k
- Director
-
Alkin Emirali
- Producer
- Alkin Emirali
- Executive Producer
- Laurie Griffiths
- Editor
- Alkin Emirali
- Screenwriter
- Alkin Emirali
- Director of Photography
- Dominic Jones
- Production Designer
- Josh Fletcher
- Sound
- Kirstie Howell
- Composer
- Joss Albert
- Principal cast
- Ingvild Deila, Nathaniel Tapley
- Associate Producer
- Heidi Watts-Emirali
- First Assistant Director
- Jack Martin
- Focus Puller
- Anya Krasnikova
- Second Camera Assistant
- Natalie Kerr
- Boom Operator
- Santjie Spear
- Gaffer
- Ewan Cassidy
- Lighting Technician
- Jack Sambrook, Charlie Wilkins
- Visual Effects
- Simon Cornish, David Packer
- Colourist
- Malcolm Ellison
- Storyboard Artist
- Patrick Metcalfe
- Wendy Turner
- Make-Up Artist
- Tara Vowles-Barret
- Wardrobe Supervisor
- Nina Zabicka
- Art Department Assistant
- Luke Griffiths
- Production Assistant
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
The Kindness of Strangers c/o Alkin Emirali
Sales Company
The Kindness of Strangers c/o Alkin Emirali
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