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A Mouthful of Petrol

Synopsis

For years now, Wayne, father of 12-year-old JayDee, has been into banger racing, a rough style of racing in self-built cars. Now that JayDee is nearly 13, his debut race is finally in view.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
34 min 44 sec
Director
Jess Kohl
Producer
Jess Kohl, Ben Cole
Executive Producer
Juliette Larthe
Editor
Dustin Waldman
Director of Photography
Adric Watson
Sound
Andy Hewitson, John Thorpe
Composer
James Kelly
Contributors
Wayne Boland, Jaydee Boland

Genre

Drama

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Prettybird

Jess Kohl
West Wing
Somerset House
London
WC2R 1LA

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