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Black Dog

Synopsis

When fourteen-year-old Chris is sent across the city to deliver a tonic to his sick grandfather, his journey becomes a chilling trip of self-discovery as he strays from the path into the domain of the Black Dog. This is an audacious and frightening visual feast re-telling a classic fairytale.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
HDCAM
Director
Ian Fenton
Producer
Patrick Collerton
Editor
Nick Fenton
Screenwriter
Ian Fenton
Director of Photography
Ole Bratt Birkeland
Production Designer
Moley Campbell
Sound
Tommy Hair
Music
Clive Tonge
Principal cast
Jack O' Connell, Leonie James, Michael Hodgson, Sean McGinley

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Yipp Films

Office Two
Maling Studios
Hoults Estates Ltd
Walker Road
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE6 2HL
UK

T +44 (0) 191 224 1555

info@yippfilms.com

Sales Company

Future Shorts

34-35 Berwick Street
London W1F 8RP
UK

T +44 (0)207 734 3883

info@futureshorts.com

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