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Bailiff

Synopsis

Short film exploring the emotional rollercoaster that a father and son go through after being coincidentally reunited.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins 50 secs
Format
DV Cam, DVD
Director
Joseph John
Producer
Aneta Chalas
Editor
Ben Brown
Screenwriter
Harriet Webster
Director of Photography
Matt Woof
Production Designer
Kulraj Sidhu
Sound
Nathan Brook, Peter Butler
Composer
composed by Ben Brown
Principal cast
Tim Wilderspin, Peter Mair

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Aneta Chalas

13 Greenaway House
Boundary Road
London NW8 0HT

T +44 (0)7981 984345

info@anetachalas.com

Westminster Film School

University of Westminster
Watford Road
Northwick Park
Harrow
Middlesex HA1 3TP
UK

T +44 (0) 20 7911 5000

p.s.hort@westminster.ac.uk

Sales Company

Aneta Chalas

13 Greenaway House
Boundary Road
NW8 0HT
London
UK

T +44 (0)7981 984345

info@anetachalas.com

Westminster Film School

University of Westminster
Watford Road
Northwick Park
Harrow
Middlesex
HA1 3TP
UK

T +44 (0)20 7911 5000

p.s.hort@westminster.ac.uk

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