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 |
| Production | Percy Haverson | Location Manager |
| Sound | Joan La Barbara | Music |
| Camera | Tom Peña | Grip |
| Editing | Jeff Sousa | Colorist |
| Production | Ryan Jeffery | Production Assistant |
| Sound | Ethan Philbrick | Musician |
| Camera | Tomasz Werner | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Tim Korn | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Jennifer Ruffalo | Sound |
| Camera | Jessica Fisher | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Ethan Philbrick | Music |