A Fluorescent Sky
Synopsis
Hector is a burdened father, a widower, and a corner shop owner with the weight of his store's survival. As the owner of The Trading Post, he is a selfless shopkeeper always trying to meet the needs of his customers.
Inheriting the shop from his mother, he moved into the apartment above with his daughter Cleo after his wife was killed in a car accident. The store now faces the threat of closure in light of a new ‘Hypermark’ opening and Hector's inability to adapt to the modern climate.
His wife’s death sparked a deep fear of the outside world and the dangers it poses. He rarely goes outside himself and certainly doesn’t want to risk his daughter’s safety out there, homeschooling her and letting her help at the store instead. He grapples with fatherhood while trying to keep the store afloat.
Cleo watches from the window as the world goes by, longing to experience what it has to offer. She adores the store and doesn’t want to lose her playground. But she longs to be normal and to be a regular kid playing outside the walls of a shop.
Details
- Year
- 2021
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 92 min
- Format
- Digital
- Director
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Harry Tomlin 1st Feature
- Producer
- Harry Tomlin, Jack Greenwood, Marta Bukša, Gemma Wilks
- Executive Producer
- Lucas A. Ferrara
- Editor
- Michael Rae, Harry Tomlin
- Screenwriter
- Harry Tomlin, Meg Thorpe
- Director of Photography
- Edward Swift
- Production Designer
- Ayla Ash
- Sound
- Jake Fielding, Jay Whittaker
- Composer
- Michael Waters
- Principal cast
- Martin Portlock, Konstanza Firth-Radford, Oliva Sirley
- Colourist
- Magdalena Turnier
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
fluorescentskyfilm@gmail.com
Sales Company
fluorescentskyfilm@gmail.com
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