Project Detail

Canaries

Synopsis

The first wave of an alien invasion coincides with a New Year's Eve party in a Welsh valley.

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Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Features
Running time: 84 min
Format: R3D Files (Red Epic Dragon, Zeiss Prime Lenses)
Director: Peter Stray 1st Feature
Producer: Craig Russell
Executive Producer: Dominique Dauwe
Editor: Anthony Arkin
Screenwriter: Peter Stray
Director of Photography: Alex Nevill
Sound: David Bekkevold (UK) Dmitri Kouri (US)
Composer: Score by Marengast
Principal cast: Richard Mylan, Hannah Daniel, Craig Russell, Sheena Bhattessa, Robert Pugh, Kai Owen

Genre

Horror Welsh Black Comedy Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Maple Dragon

Craig Russell
Flat 1
4 Uplands Crescent
Swansea
Wales SA2 0PB

mapledragonfilms@gmail.com

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