Project Detail

A Girl and Her Gun

Synopsis

A tormented and neglected twelve year old finds solace watching violent spaghetti western movies. When she finds an antique pistol in her late father's belongings she decides to stand up to her tormentors, just like her gun-slinging heroes.

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Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 mins 2 secs
Format
HD
Director
Paul Holbrook, Sam Dawe
Producer
Paul Holbrook, Sam Dawe
Co-Producer
Sascha May
Editor
Thomas Kelpie
Screenwriter
Paul Holbrook
Director of Photography
Sam Morgan Moore
Production Designer
Mackenzie Coan
Sound
Graeme Willetts, Jamie Ward
Composer
Simone Cilio
Principal cast
Joe Sims, Laura Bayston, Matilda Randall, Kaci-Leigh Holbrook, Kaden Hawker

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