Tortoise
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 2020
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 12 min 34 sec
- Director
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Alexandra Maher
- Producer
- Victoria Hollup
- Executive Producer
- Alexzandra Jackson, Ruth Thompson, Stefan Allesch-Taylor, Jana Hermanova, Charlie Kay
- Editor
- Jeanna Mortimer
- Screenwriter
- Alexandra Maher
- Director of Photography
- Karl Poyzer
- Production Designer
- Ashling Johnson
- Sound
- Edwin Matthews, Adam Fletcher
- Composer
- Erland Cooper
- Principal cast
- Emily Beecham, Eileen Davies
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Supported by BFI NETWORK
Persona Pictures Limited
Flat 120 Issigonis HouseCowley Road
London
W3 7UJ
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