Project Detail

Baboon on the Moon

Synopsis

Research scientists kidnapped Baboon and left him on the moon. It's Baboon's job to top up the moonshine every day. After his maintenance duties are completed, Baboon plays his trumpet and dreams of the jungle.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
Christopher Duriez
Producer
Michelle Franklin
Editor
Sam Storey
Screenwriter
Christopher Duriez
Director of Photography
Paul Swann, Ossian Bacon
Sound
Tom Jessup
Composer
Chris Letcher

Production Status

Production Company

The Arts Institute at Bournemouth

Wallisdown, Poole
Dorset BH12 5HH
UK

T +44 (0)1202 533011

Sales Company

Britshorts

25 Beak Street
London W1F 9RT
UK

T +44 (0)20 7734 2277

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