Project Detail

Charlie Says

Synopsis

A young boy’s lie cuts through the calm of a family holiday and leaves a trail in its wake that threatens to grow into something more dangerous as dusk approaches.

Details

Year
2013
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
23 mins 50 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Lewis Arnold
Producer
Rob Darnell
Editor
Radek Sienski
Screenwriter
Frances Poletti
Director of Photography
Alfie Biddle
Production Designer
William Houghton-Connell
Sound
Peter Warnock
Music
Sarah Warne
Principal cast
Conner Chapman, Gary Cargill, Elliott Tittensor, Christine Bottomley, David Doyle, Stacha Hicks, Gordon Peaston, Sanchia McCormack, Lucy Jackson, Sam Gittins, Jake Davies
Casting director
Amy Hubbard
Casting assistant
Simon Cox
Sound recordist
Andy Thomas
Costume designer
Nathan Klein
Camera operator
Iain Mackay
SFX supervisor
Jack Whinnett
Online editor and colourist
Roni Rodrigues

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

Tel : +44.1494.731452

Fax : +44.1494.678583
Email : festivals@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

Tel : +44.1494.731452

Fax : +44.1494.678583
Email : festivals@nfts.co.uk

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