Project Detail

Bus Root

Synopsis

The universal experience of riding the top deck of a London bus unfolds through the lives and eyes of south London school kids, rude boys and appalled from middle England.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 20 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Hannah Holland
Producer
Grant Branson
Editor
Stevie Parker
Screenwriter
Hannah Holland, Rebecca Botten, Barney Calman
Director of Photography
Ben Joiner
Sound
Toby Edwards
Composer
Toby Edwards
Principal cast
The Bus Root Film Project

Production Status

Production Company

PTE

123 Regents Park Road
London NW1
UK

T+44 (0)20 7722 5566

simon@ptemedia.com

Sales Company

Dazzle Short Film Label

T +44 (0)20 7739 7716

studio@dazzlefilms.co.uk

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