Cura (2019)
The main protagonist of the film is a tortoise; an ancient animal that embodies Cura, the Roman goddess of care, voiced by American vocalist Joan La Barbara. The setting is Richard and Dion Neutra's VDL Research House II in Los Angeles. Architect Neutra carefully designed his projects to elicit human sensory and emotional responses.
Director: Ben Thorp Brown
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Jules the Tortoise as Cura |
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Joan La Barbara as Voice of Cura |
| Directing | Ben Thorp Brown | Director |
| Camera | Tomasz Werner | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Jessica Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tom Peña | Grip |
| Sound | Ethan Philbrick | Music |
| Sound | Joan La Barbara | Music |
| Sound | Ethan Philbrick | Musician |
| Production | Percy Haverson | Location Manager |
| Production | Ryan Jeffery | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Jennifer Ruffalo | Sound |
| Sound | Tim Korn | Sound Designer |
| Editing | Jeff Sousa | Colorist |