Project Detail

Birthday Girl

Synopsis

Birthday Girl is a somewhat twisted comedy, it looks at matriarchal omnipotence, favouritism and the hierarchy of familial rivary. It deals with the cruelty of expectation and disappointment and demonstrates the early but ultimate lesson that life is hard. Unless you're top dog.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 17 secs
Format
HiDef
Director
Susannah Doyle
Producer
Louise McManus
Editor
St. John Bowman
Screenwriter
Susannah Doyle
Director of Photography
Alex Reid
Production Designer
Max Bellhouse
Sound
Dave Hunt
Composer
James Petrie
Principal cast
Claire Rushbrook, Natasha and Anouska Longland

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Film London

Suite 6.10, The Tea Building
56 Shoreditch High Street
London E1 6JJ
UK

c/o Susannah Doyle

95, Cowley Road
London SW14 8QD
UK

email@suzdoyle.fsnet.co.uk

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