The Space You Leave
Synopsis
But when a loved one goes missing, the space left behind in their families can mean a future trapped in a tortured present, one obsessed by the past.
Details
- Year
- 2010
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 9 mins 54 secs
- Format
- HDV
- Director
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James Newton
- Producer
- Anna Higgs, Gavin Humphries
- Editor
- Kristian Hove
- Director of Photography
- James Newton
- Sound
- James Newton, Christopher Wilson
- Composer
- Chris White
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Quark Films Limited
10 Denmark StreetLondon WC2H 8LS
UK
T +44 (0)7714 237 776
Sales Company
Quark Films Limited
10 Denmark StreetLondon WC2H 8LS
UK
T +44 (0)7714 237 776
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