CINEHUNCH / YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

A FRESH ALLOWANCE AT MIDNIGHT · ISTANBUL TIME

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IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU

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CINEHUNCH / THE NEXT FRAME

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CURATING YOUR NEXT FRAME

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01 / THE STORY

A little about the film.

A film archivist finds his sanity crumbling after he is given an old 16mm film reel with footage from a horrific murder that occurred in the early 1900's.

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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME

The people who bring it to life.

Rupert Evans

Rupert Evans

David

Hannah Hoekstra

Hannah Hoekstra

Alice

Steve Oram

McNamara

Serena Brabazon

Estate Agent

Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Antonia Campbell-Hughes

Claire

Kelly Byrne

Sophie

Anthony Murphy

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