Project Detail

Newborn

Synopsis

A young couple bring their newborn daughter home for the first time mired in the usual haze of unbridled adoration. However, as their first night as a family unfolds, tempers fray, the cracks in their relationship start to show and we find out that things aren't quite what they seem.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Format
16mm, DigiBeta
Director
Gary Martin
Producer
Miles Wilkes
Editor
Andy Welch
Screenwriter
Gary Martin
Director of Photography
Gavin Struthers
Sound
Shippy Bora
Composer
Fourtet, Alex Hubbard
Principal cast
Adam Peacock

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The Beast

15 Little Portland Street
London W1W 8BW
UK

T +44 (0)20 7580 7171

miles@numberofthebeast.co.uk

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