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A Small World

Synopsis

A Small World is a dark, shocking tale. We meet John on a deserted beach as he strips off his clothes in readiness for a swim, but we soon realise he is stripping off much more than that - he is literally stripping off his horrifying past.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 40 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Colin Hutton
Producer
Colin Hutton
Editor
Chris Dickens
Screenwriter
Colin Hutton
Director of Photography
Martin Hill
Sound
Chris Dickens
Principal cast
Alex Andrew, Warren Lustig

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Glengarry Productions

16 Alperton Street
London W10 4NQ
UK

T+44 (0)20 8962 6355

cahhutton@aol.com

Sales Company

Dazzle Short Film Agency

T +44 (0)20 7739 7716

dawn@dazzlefilms.co.uk

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