What She Wants
Synopsis
Details
- Year
- 1994
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 5 min
- Format
- BetaSP
- Director
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Ruth Lingford
- Editor
- James Gormley
- Composer
- Lol Coxhill
- Funding
- Arts Council of England/Channel Four Animate! award
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Finetake Productions (animate!)
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Year: 1998
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