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The Trouble with Mr Doodle

Synopsis

From Academy Award nominated directors Jaimie D’Cruz (EXIT THROUGH THE GIFT SHOP) and Ed Perkins (TELL ME WHO I AM, THE PRINCESS), and executive produced by double Academy Award winner Simon Chinn (MAN ON WIRE, SEARCHING FOR SUGAR MAN), and double Emmy Award winner Jonathan Chinn (LA 92, WHITNEY) THE TROUBLE WITH MR DOODLE is the story of Sam Cox, an extraordinary boy born into an ordinary family in an unremarkable English town and how a childhood passion for drawing threatened to take over his life, his home and his mind.
Official selection SXSW Film Festival 2024 - World premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Features
Running time
90 min
Director
Jaimie D'Cruz, Ed Perkins
Producer
Jaimie D’Cruz
Executive Producer
Simon Chinn, Jonathan Chinn
Editor
Andrew Hulme
Director of Photography
Simon Pinfield
Sound
Andrew Stirk
Composer
Kevin Pollard
Principal cast
Sam Cox, Alena Cox, Andrea Cox, Neill Cox, Morgan Davies, Phil Wrigglesworth, Pearl Lam , Graham Wells, Stephen Luke
Co-Director
Alex Nott
Additional editing
Tom Kelpie

Categories

Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Acme and Lightbox Entertainment

Sales Company

WME Agency

Contact: Benjamin Simoné
Contact: Ryan McNeily

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