Ishan Sandhu, Robert L. Duncan, Nathaniel Vossen, Mickey Brazeau, Ranjit Samra
Canada
2022
English
Featured in:
VIFF Short Forum: Program 4
Bouncing through nostalgic aesthetics and genre storytelling, a contemporary point of view comes into focus.
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Credits
Producer
Mike Archibald, Sophy Romvari, Susanna Barlow
Screenwriter
Mike Archibald
Cinematography
Devan Scott
Editor
Will Ross
Production Design
Maria Katarina
Original Music
Scott Archibald
Director
Mike Archibald
A copywriter by trade and a late-blooming filmmaker, Mike Archibald was born and raised in Vancouver. He is a graduate of the Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema at Concordia University.