Project Detail

A Fluorescent Sky

Synopsis

The high street as we know it, is dying.

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 film
Features
Running time
92 min
Format
Digital
Director
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
Music
Michael Waters
Principal cast
Martin Portlock, Konstanza Firth-Radford, Oliva Sirley
Colourist
Magdalena Turnier

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Production Company

fluorescentskyfilm@gmail.com

Sales Company

fluorescentskyfilm@gmail.com

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