Project Detail

To Know Him

Synopsis

When a tragic accident leaves Sarah grieving for her deaf partner Rob, she is forced to track down and engage with his estranged hearing father. To lay the man she loves to rest, Sarah must overcome a barrier far greater than language.

Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
28 mins
Director
Ted Evans
Producer
Jennifer Monks, Michelle Stein
Executive Producer
Kerena Marchant for BSLBT
Editor
Josh Levinsky
Screenwriter
Kellie Smith
Director of Photography
Nick Cooke
Production Designer
Tina Sherifa-Hicks
Sound
Rob Szeliga
Composer
Terence Dunn
Principal cast
Jemma Joyce, Ged McKenna, Hermi Berhane, Russell & Giles Bowman

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Escape Films

Michelle Stein
Beehive Lofts
Beehive Mill
Jersey Street
Manchester
M4 6JG

Sales Company

British Sign Language Broadcasting Trust (BSLBT)

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