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Synopsis

A 7 year old girl is sent on a mission to post a letter by her controlling mother. Her actions lead the girl to be blown into a surreal landscape, full of foreboding suspended objects. We follow the girl's accidental adventures as she is caught in a dangerous storm.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min 7 sec
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Damian Gascoigne
Producer
Jo Gallagher, Damian Gascoigne
Executive Producer
Dick Arnall
Editor
Rod Main
Screenwriter
Liana Dognini, Damian Gascoigne
Sound
Tom Russell
Composer
Ben Park
Off Line Editing
Max Brill
Compositing
Sam Atkin, Ian Sargent
Animation
Kristian Andrews, Philippa Leathers, Alex Smith
After Effects Design
Paul Duffield, Cristina Seresini
CG Animation
James Kirkham
Art Department
James Innes
Camera Assistants
Chris Strong, Hannah Truran

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Picasso Pictures

9-11 Broadwick Street
London
W1F 0DB

Sales Company

Picasso Pictures

9-11 Broadwick Street
London
W1F 0DB

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