Project Detail

A Local Desperado

Synopsis

1855, and after a robbery of a stately home goes wrong, Charles, his wife and her brother set off for a better life in America and the chance to escape their poorly existence. On the run from the Police, their chances of getting there are dwindling fast.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
26 mins 16 secs
Format
DSLR; HDV
Director
Philip Codd
Producer
Philip Codd, Lucy Wilkins
Editor
David Priestman, Philip Codd
Screenwriter
Lucy Wilkins
Director of Photography
David Priestman
Production Designer
Steve Wilkins
Sound
Ryan Johnson, Phil Killingsworth
Composer
Philip Codd
Principal cast
Lucy Wilkins, Nathan Maguire, Andy Yeomans, Dean Love, Phil Lyon, Natalie Castka, Ben Braithwaite

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Norhtern Lights Film Emporium

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