The Penguin Who Couldn't Swim
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2019 - Family Strand
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 mins 32 secs
- Format
- Digital
- Director
-
Tom Rourke
- Producer
- Tom Wallace
- Executive Producer
- Helen Brunsdon, Gillian Scothern, Deborah Lee, Emma Cahusac
- Editor
- Tom Rourke
- Screenwriter
- Tom Rourke, Tom Wallace
- Sound
- Tom Lowe
- Composer
- Alice Morgan
- Principal cast
- Adam McNicol
- Animators
- Nathan Brenville, Anna Garcia
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Wingspan Productions
5 Spectrum House32-34 Gordon House Road
London
NW5 1LP
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