Project Detail

Breaking Stones

Synopsis

The story of a young boy from Nepal who spends his days working on a road development breaking up stones. His family were internally displaced during the insurgency in nepal and he left school in order to support the family.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 10 secs
Format
Mini DV
Director
Tassia Kobylinska
Producer
Lucia De Vries
Editor
Tassia Kobylinska
Screenwriter
Tassia Kobylinska, Lucia De Vries
Director of Photography
Tassia Kobylinska
Sound
Lucia De Vries
Composer
Andrew T Mackay
Principal cast
Ram Kumar and his mother

Production Status

Production Company

Roving Eye Film

12 Simpson House
6 Somerford Grove
London N16 7TX
UK

T +44 (0)20 7249 0071

Sales Company

Roving Eye Film

12 Simpson House
6 Somerford Grove
London N16 7TX
UK

T +44 (0)20 7249 0071

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