Project Detail

A Dead Canary

Name: A Dead Canary
Director: James Davis
Genre: Experimental, Welsh, Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 14 min

A Dead Canary 2019

Synopsis

Set in the Welsh valleys, during the 1950s, we follow a fairy-tale crazed boy who believes his Father spends every day venturing down the rabbit hole through Wonderland. When his father fails to return from work in the coal mines, he battles with coming to terms with his father's death.

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 min
Format: Digital
Director: James Davis
Producer: Elle Ralph
Editor: David Richards
Screenwriter: James Davis
Director of Photography: Charlotte Murphy
Production Designer: Rachel Neill
Composer: Guy Daws
Principal cast: Charlie Thould, Lowri Jenkins, Richard Nichols

Genre

Experimental Welsh Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Dead Canary Production

Elle Ralph

Sales Company

Elle Ralph

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