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Bail

Synopsis

Tricked by reality TV director Ava to spy on their son Eddie, Margaret and Chris have no idea what that soon they be watching helplessly as a disaster of their own making unfold - as Eddie is seduced by a mysterious woman.

Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Format
5K
Director
Kwame Lestrade
Producer
Kwame Lestrade, Monique Touko
Executive Producer
Nonso Anozie
Editor
Andrew Webber
Screenwriter
Kwame Lestrade
Director of Photography
Caleb Wissun-Bhide
Sound
Cassandra Rutledge, Phillip Quinton
Composer
Mikis Michealides
Principal cast
Danny Sapani, Justina Kehinde, Christopher J Gordon, Shereener Browne, Nobuse Junior, Amy Spinks, Sherine Chalhie, Joseph Connolly
1st Assistant Director
Kashman Harris
2nd Assistant Director
Lawrence Coke

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Human Rights Black Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Franklyn Lane Film Productions

Kwame Lestrade

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