The Ongoing Conversation

Oct 25, 2023

0h 8m

★ 0.0

What are you supposed to do when the lead actor disappears from production half way through?

Overview

An Editor recounts the diaries of a failed film production as they attempt to construct a new narrative from the remaining footage.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

The Ongoing Conversation Trailers

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Cast

Narrator (voice)

Melanie Walters

The Figure in the Painting

Nathan Wells

Film Crew

Lloyd Judd

Film Crew

Isobel Holmes

Film Crew

Harrison Kentish

Film Crew

Zak Grundy

Film Crew

Jack Rodrigues

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