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How Brittany Allen uses sound and music to create fear on film

Actor and composer Brittany Allen tells us how she uses her music and acting skills to create fear in her latest film, What Keeps You Alive.
On the eve of their one-year wedding anniversary, Jules and Jackie become embroiled in a merciless fight for their lives when they find themselves pitted against the most unexpected of adversaries: each other. (Mongrel Media)

Brittany Allen stars in a new psychological thriller called What Keeps You Alive. It's also her debut as a film composer. She talks about the film and tells us how she used music and her intimate understanding of the principal characters to create the film's soundtrack. What Keeps You Alive is out now. 

Produced by Tyrone Callender


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