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The Wish

Martin Duckworth

1970 27 min

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This documentary short introduces us to 8-year-old identical twins as they explore their family background. Filmed by the twins' father at their grandparents' lakeside cottage, The Wish is a lyrical study of childhood and family roots.

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This documentary short introduces us to 8-year-old identical twins as they explore their family background. Filmed by the twins' father at their grandparents' lakeside cottage, The Wish is a lyrical study of childhood and family roots.

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Credits

• director
  Martin Duckworth
  
• camera
  Martin Duckworth
  
• producer
  Tom Daly
  
• sound
  Claude Pelletier
  
• editing
  Margaret Wescott
  
• sound editing
  John Knight
  
• re-recording
  Roger Lamoureux
  
  Jean-Pierre Joutel
  

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