Project Detail

Breaking Out

Synopsis

Jessie wakes to hear footsteps inside her flat.  Will she be able to confront them or will the monsters inside her head render her powerless? A powerful psychological drama about the nature of depression and what it means to be truly alive.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Marianela Maldonado
Producer
Paola Minazzato, Lachlan MacKinnon
Editor
Valerio Bonelli
Screenwriter
Pippa Hinchley
Director of Photography
Natasha Braier
Sound
Phillippe Ciompi, Simon Brand
Composer
Alexis Bennett
Principal cast
Juliet Seal, Daniele Lydon

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Production Status

Production Company

Intrepido Ltd

1a Waldron Road
London
SW18 3TB
UK

T+44 20 8123 9997

Sales Company

Dazzle Films Ltd

T+ 44 (0)20 7739 7716

sales@dazzlefilms.co.uk

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