Project Detail

Causing Grief

Synopsis

Amateur boxer Tony is about to be married, but struggles to express his doubts and feelings to his best mate and sparring partner Craig. Contrasting the 'beautiful brutality' of the boxing ring with the uncomfortable intimacy of the locker room, Causing Grief explores the ambiguities of masculinity.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 20 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Matt Taabu
Producer
Sachia Mooney
Executive Producer
Grant Keir
Editor
Patricia Gomes
Screenwriter
Matt Taabu
Director of Photography
Mark Parkin
Sound
Ron Wright
Composer
Luke Semley
Principal cast
Jamie Lomas, Linton Reid

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Faction North Ltd

The Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
UK

T+44 (0) 114 249 2208

grantkeir@aol.com

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