Project Detail

Best Mates

Duncan Bernard

Synopsis

Two old university friends, Raj and Tom, escape their failing relationships on a boy's night out. As the evening evolves, insecurities and old rivalries emerge. When the friends finally reveal their painful realities, the consequences are both unforeseen and shocking.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 mins
Format: DigiBeta
Director: Maninderpal Sahota
Producer: B3 Media, UK Film Council
Co-Producer: B3 Media, UK Film Council
Editor: Kevin Lane
Screenwriter: Maninderpal Sahota
Director of Photography: Robin Fox
Production Designer: Sabina Sattar
Sound: Nick Ryan
Composer: Niraj Chag
Principal cast: Ray Panthanki, Bennet Thorpe, Surrendra Kocchar, Helen Briscoe, Julia Panchkowry

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Union

25 Beak Street
London W1F 9RT
UK

T +44 (0)20 7734 5555

jonathan@union-commercials.com

Sales Company

B3 Media

PO Box 41000
London SW2 1HN
UK

T +44 (0)20 7274 2121

marc@b3media.net

Visit Website

www.b3media.net

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