Project Detail

Boy

Synopsis

A teenager struggles to come to terms with his mental health while trying to cope with his studies, his peers and his family around him. A short film about a teenager's struggle with mental health.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
23 min 1 sec
Format
16x 9
Director
Ben Robles-Acosta
Producer
Ben Robles-Acosta
Editor
Richard Summers
Screenwriter
Ben Robles-Acosta
Director of Photography
Richard Summers
Production Designer
Ana Baltova-Vercuiel
Sound
Lee Viesnik
Composer
Raheem Shir-Khan
Principal cast
Callum Karumdin, Matilda Rhiannon, Angela St'Albano, Frances Mather, David Mattless, Conrad Solinski, Ralph Adeniyi, Ramzi Issa, Michael Lipman and Balthazar Oliva
Lighting
Joshua Alexander
Make Up
Georgia English
Runners
Verity Holloway, Alexia Dunrough, Paul R. Morgan, Ishmael Issa

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Family Film Productions

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