Project Detail

Beach Boy

Synopsis

Juma is unemployed and like many other young Kenyans he dreams of a better life abroad. One day he meets a British woman and Europe suddenly gets closer.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
27 mins
Format
HD
Director
Emil Langballe
Producer
Emil Langballe
Editor
John Murphy
Screenwriter
Emil Langballe
Director of Photography
Emil Langballe
Sound
Maiken Hansen
Composer
Finn McNicholas
Sound Recordist
Vytautas Kizala

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 452

Fax:+44 (0)1494 678 583

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG
UK

Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 452

Fax:+44 (0)1494 678 583

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