The Season of Burning Things
Synopsis
Official Selection BlackStar Film Festival 2022
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 min
- Director
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Asmaa Jama, Gouled Ahmed
- Producer
- Asmaa Jama
- Executive Producer
- Elinor Lower, Ben Atterbury
- Editor
- Gebriel Balcha, Asmaa Jama
- Screenwriter
- Asmaa Jama
- Director of Photography
- Gebriel Balcha
- Sound
- Gebriel Balcha, Asmaa Jama
- Composer
- Amin Xaaji Cusman (Music: c/o British Library)
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
A Bristol Old Vic production
Sales Company
Asmaa Jama
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