Project Detail

The Rain Collector

Synopsis

A film about the women who confounded ideas of what was appropriate or expected, and got involved in science in Victorian England. This is the story of Vanessa Kentworth and the rain.

Based on true events and the work of the British Rainfall Organisation.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins 30 secs
Format
HD
Director
Isabella Wing-Davey
Producer
Theodora Dunlap, Emily Leo, Emilia Reid, Isabella Wing-Davey
Co-Producer
Tom Mucklow
Executive Producer
Andy Elton, Lucan Toh, Oliver Roskill
Editor
Matthew C Hart
Screenwriter
Isabella Wing-Davey
Director of Photography
Neus Ollé
Production Designer
Antonia Lowe
Sound
Scott Hirsch
Composer
Katya Mihailova
Principal cast
Celine Buckens, Hermione Norris, Max Bennett
Costume Designer
Charlotte Espiner

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Wigwam Films

3rd Floor
121-125 Charing Cross Road
London
WC2H 0EW

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