Sonder
2018 · 11 min
‘Sonder’ was written, directed and scored by JG Thirlwell. Photographed by Sebastian Mlynarski. Filmed in New York City. Commissioned by the Frekvens Film Symposium in Gotland, Sweden 2018.
Directed by J.G. Thirlwell
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