Project Detail

Amusement

Name: Amusement
Director: Stephanie Zari
Genre: Adventure, Children’s, Comedy, Drama, Woman Director
Released: 2026
Duration: 10 min 2 sec

A young girl with the lights of an amusement arcade behind her

Synopsis

With the clock ticking on her trip to the amusements, a downbeat ten year old girl needs to act quickly to make her funds count and win her dream prize, but she hasn’t contended with the self-appointed king of the amusements and his attempts to thwart her simple plan.

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Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 min 2 sec
Format: UHD 4K Red Komodo
Director: Stephanie Zari
Producer: Stephanie Zari
Executive Producer: Jo Nolan, Rhidian Davis, Catherine Newell
Editor: David Whyte
Screenwriter: Catherine Newell
Director of Photography: Garath Whyte
Sound: Michael Griggs
Composer: John Fortis
Principal cast: Joni Lambert, Jimmy Maslin Fong, Steve Meo, Hayley-Marie Axe
Other Lead Creative(s): Colourist: Gregg Fisher, Company 3

Genre

Adventure Children’s Comedy Drama Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Commissioned by Screen South and Screen Ashford

Screen South

c/o Stephanie Zari
Digital Hub, Glassworks
Mill Bay
Folkestone
CT20 1JG

+44 (0)7920 062621

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