Project Detail

Can't Stop Breathing

Synopsis

A delicate portrait of a mother and daughter's strained existence together in the Scottish countryside. A birthday celebration is hampered by a crumbling life that is held together by a daughter's love.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Amy Neil
Producer
Ravinder Basra
Editor
Bert Eeles
Screenwriter
Amy Neil
Director of Photography
Ian Dodds
Sound
Becky Thomson
Composer
Ben Foster
Principal cast
Jane Lapotaire, Lynsey Baxter

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Big Nose Films

Scottish Screen

amykneil@yahoo.co.uk

Sales Company

Bryony McIntyre

Short Film Distribution Officer
Scottish Screen
249 West George Street
Glasgow G2 4QE, Scotland
UK

bryony.mcintyre@scottishscreen.com

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