The Wages of John Pernia
Synopsis
DOK Leipzig 2023 (International Competition, Short Documentary)
Flatpack Film Festival 2024
Lunenburg Doc Fest 2024
Bolton International Film Festival 2024
Details
- Year
- 2023
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 07:51
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Ben Young
- Producer
- Ben Young
- Editor
- Theo Watkins
- Screenwriter
- Ben Young
- Sound
- Andrew Ludbrook, Theo Watkins
- Composer
- Blessed are the Hearts that Bend
Genre
Production Status
Production Company
Autokino
Sales Company
Autokino
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