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After-death

Synopsis

An elderly Greek-Cypriot man lies dying in a hospital bed, attended by a nurse and his daughter. As he drifts in and out of consciousness, we follow him into his memories of 1955 and a secret.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Yianna Americanou
Producer
Abigail Davies, Sarah-Jane Meredith
Editor
Marvyn Young
Screenwriter
Yianna Americanou
Director of Photography
Nina Kellgren
Sound
Mike Davey
Composer
Guy Michelmore
Principal cast
Nia Roberts, Richard Katz

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Three Little Black Dresses Ltd

Contact: Yianna Americanou
17 Hamilton Road
Bristol BS3 1PA
UK

yamericanou@hotmail.com

Sales Company

South West Media Development Agency

Contact: Sarah-Jane Meredith
59 Prince Street
Bristol BS1 4QH
UK

T +44 (0)117 927 3226

swmda@eurobell.co.uk

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