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Len Rowles works in the British film industry.

Her films include Skyborn and Orbit Ever After . The latter starred Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Mackenzie Crook. and was nominated at the BAFTAs for Best Short Film. [1]

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References

  1. "Projects-Orbit Ever After" . Retrieved 14 April 2015.