Where the Cows Go

14m
1

A young girl is taken away and put into an asylum in the 1940’s. She is considered to be promiscuous and a danger to society. Based on several true cases, this beautiful and moving short film charts her journey in an attempt to escape her fate.

Cast

Barbara Hicks
Old Lily
Darby Hawker
Young Lily
Victoria Alcock
Renie
David Crellin
Roy
Ella Wilder
Attendant
Eileen Grace
Nurse

Crew

Maggie Ford
Director
John Michael Edmonds
Editor
Lincoln Ascott
Director of Photography
Florence Ayisi
Producer
Jane Bamwell
Production Design
Simon Bailey
Sound

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