Project Detail

Burn Out

Synopsis

Heena, on the brink and desperate to get out of her soul-less, money-driven job, goes on a midweek pub session with her co-workers where they all descend into animalistic chaos.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 24 sec
Director
Chloe Culpin
Producer
Charlotte Beaumont
Co-Producer
Anna Sophia Duff
Executive Producer
Katie Sinclair, Penny Linfield, Alexzandra Jackson
Editor
Andre Rodrigues
Screenwriter
Chloe Culpin
Director of Photography
Jermaine Edwards
Production Designer
Elissa Morton
Sound
Hannah Webster
Principal cast
Anjli Mohindra, Andrew Joshi, Harriet Cains, Alex Mugnaioni, Narisha Lawson, Selina Mosinski, Lauren Carse

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Messy Films

c/o BFI Film Hub Midlands
14-18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

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