Project Detail

Tortoise

Synopsis

A desperate young woman must overcome amnesia in order to understand her strange surroundings and finally be reunited with her daughter.

Details

Year
2020
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
12 min 34 sec
Director
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

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Persona Pictures Limited

Flat 120 Issigonis House
Cowley Road
London
W3 7UJ

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