The Talent
Synopsis
Filmed on a Virtual Production Stage, THE TALENT is a tense exploration masculinity, desire and becoming.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2024 - International Competition
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 15 min
- Director
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Thomas May Bailey
- Producer
- Ellen Spence, Emma D'Arcy
- Executive Producer
- Marco Alessi, Ray Okudzeto, Matt Hichens
- Editor
- Rosie Lakin
- Screenwriter
- Thomas May Bailey
- Director of Photography
- Anna Macdonald
- Production Designer
- Frankie Bradshaw
- Sound
- Matt Waites
- Composer
- Tom Foskett-Barnes
- Principal cast
- Emma D'Arcy, Leo Suter, Rhianne Barreto, David Mills, Karl Queensborough, Andrew Bone, Robert Rapoport
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Second Name Productions
27 Mortimer StreetLondon
W1T 3BL
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