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Louise Stern & Helen Simmons Wrap Production On Indie UK Feature ‘A Hand Rises’


The six-week shoot took place on location in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, and Kent.

Matt Boreham Principal photography has wrapped on A Hand Rises, the BFI and BBC-backed debut feature from director Louise Stern and producer Helen Simmons ( Hoard). The film’s synopsis reads: In A Hand Rises, adeath ruptures a close-knit deaf community, and power dynamics shift as people begin to question the woman they’ve all looked up to. Eva Yates, Director of BBC Film, said of the flick: “Louise is an exceptional writer, artist and now filmmaker – it has been a great pleasure to work with her and her brilliant producing team in crafting this screenplay and building her wonderful ensemble of cast.

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