Project Detail

Waking at Dawn

Synopsis

11 year old Khalid is forced to run out into the middle of the night to save his 11 year old Christian friend, Obi, from a religious war neither of them understands.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 mins
Format
Red
Director
Onyinye Egenti
Producer
London Film School
Executive Producer
Mitchell Elegbe, Ahmadu Bello University (Zaria)
Editor
Gabriel Simi
Screenwriter
Onyinye Egenti
Director of Photography
Christoph Brunner
Production Designer
Yusuf Usman
Sound
Idris Ahmed
Composer
Tunde Jegede
Principal cast
Malik Oyeyebi, Toyosi Ekpiteta
Supervising Editor
Rahul Gandotra
1st Assistant Director
Obinna Ohazulike
Production Manager
Chioma Aguolu
Line Producers
Edoja Ukwuedeh
Production Coordinators
Prof. Sam Kafewo (ABU Zaria)
Location Manager
Edoja Ukwuedeh
Script Editor
Anastasia Durgayan
Casting Directors
Chioma Aguolu
Supervising Mentor
Rahul Gandotra
Continuity
Joel Ahaba
Focus Puller
Florian Iacobucci

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Production Status

Production Company

London Film School

The London Film School
24 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9UB
UK

Tel: +44(0)20 7836 9642

Fax: +44(0)20 7497 3718

www.lfs.org.uk

Sales Company

London Film School

The London Film School
24 Shelton Street
London
WC2H 9UB
UK

Tel: +44(0)20 7836 9642

Fax: +44(0)20 7497 3718

www.lfs.org.uk

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