Project Detail

Boy

Synopsis

A teenager struggles to come to terms with his mental health while trying to cope with his studies, his peers and his family around him. A short film about a teenager's struggle with mental health.

Details

Year: 2023
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 23 min 1 sec
Format: 16x 9
Director: Ben Robles-Acosta
Producer: Ben Robles-Acosta
Editor: Richard Summers
Screenwriter: Ben Robles-Acosta
Director of Photography: Richard Summers
Production Designer: Ana Baltova-Vercuiel
Sound: Lee Viesnik
Composer: Raheem Shir-Khan
Principal cast: Callum Karumdin, Matilda Rhiannon, Angela St'Albano, Frances Mather, David Mattless, Conrad Solinski, Ralph Adeniyi, Ramzi Issa, Michael Lipman and Balthazar Oliva
Lighting: Joshua Alexander
Make Up: Georgia English
Runners: Verity Holloway, Alexia Dunrough, Paul R. Morgan, Ishmael Issa

Genre

Disabilities Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Family Film Productions

contact@familyfilmproductions.com

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