Project Detail

Ambition

Synopsis

In the middle of nowhere, a toll booth operator with a disdain for conversation and a mild lactose intolerance meets a customer at a turning point in her life.

Details

Year
2019
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
13 min 03 sec
Format
HD
Director
Ryan Andrew Hooper
Producer
Tom Betts, Ryan Andrew Hooper, Matt Redd
Executive Producer
Vaugan Sivell, Tracy Spottiswoode
Editor
Manuela Lupini
Screenwriter
Matt Redd
Director of Photography
Adrian Peckitt
Production Designer
Chris House
Sound
Dom Corbisiero
Music
Gavin Fitzjohn
Principal cast
Simon Russell Beale, Nina Toussaint-White, Gwyneth Keyworth

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Western Edge Pictures

139-149 Fonthill Rd
Finsbury Park
London N4 3HF

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