Weed Killer
Synopsis
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Experimenta Strand
Details
- Year
- 2017
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 17 mins
- Director
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Patrick Staff
- Producer
- Ali Roche
- Executive Producer
- Lanka Tattersal
- Editor
- Patrick Staff
- Director of Photography
- Michelle Lawler
- Sound
- Tom Sedgwick
- Music
- Patrick Staff
- Principal cast
- Debra Soshoux, Patrick Staff, Jamie Crewe
- Additional Information
- 'Weed Killer' was commissioned by The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. The video was produced by Spike Film and Video.
- Video Image
- Video still courtesy of the artist Patrick Staff 2017
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Spike Film and Video
Ali RocheSpike Island 2012
133 Cumberland Road
Bristol
BS1 6UX
Sales Company
Patrick Staff
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