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Author and actor Charlie Higson appears as himself (or rather, a version of himself) in this short film written by John Panton and David Quantick – a book signing takes an unusual turn as two children question the quality of Charlie's new novel.
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Year
2013
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 22 secs
Format
Digital
Director
John Panton
Producer
Shane Brooks
Executive Producer
David Quantick
Editor
John Panton
Screenwriter
John Panton, David Quantick
Director of Photography
Carl Shanahan
Composer
Martin Carr
Principal cast
Charlie Higson, Cormac O'Mahony, Ellen O'Mahony
Associate Producer
Michael Knowles
VFX
Graham Salisbury

Genre

Horror Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Meat Bingo

Sales Company

Same as Production Company

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