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The Spirit Moved

Synopsis

Life and death: is it simply a question of what goes around comes around? If you've ever asked yourself, 'Are we getting our just desserts? then look no further. Life, the afterlife and kebabs: all of humanity is here.

Details

Year
2003
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 42 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Neil McGann, Owen Martell
Producer
Humphrey James, Paul Hart-Wilden
Editor
Callie Nell
Screenwriter
Owen Martell, Neil McGann
Director of Photography
Peter Thornton
Sound
Sounds in Motion
Composer
Tom Raybould
Principal cast
Rhys Miles Thomas, Daisy Bates, Spencer John

Genre

Welsh

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Satellite Productions Ltd

c/o Sgrin Cymru Wales
The Bank
10 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff CF10 5EE, Wales
UK

T +44 (0)29 2033 3317

gwion@sgrin.co.uk

Sales Company

Sgrin Cymru Wales,

The Bank
10 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff CF10 5EE, Wales
UK

gwion@sgrin.co.uk

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