Project Detail

Checked Mates

Synopsis

A dramatic short film exploring themes of friendship, regret, mental health and death.
Set in a pub in the North East of England, two friends have a heart to heart that gets increasingly more intense with every word spoken.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
4 min 28 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Caden Elliott
Producer
Mark Kenny
Co-Producer
Media Borne
Executive Producer
Chris Thompson
Editor
Jack McBride
Screenwriter
Mark Kenny
Director of Photography
Dan Gregson
Production Designer
Dan Gregson, Chris Thompson
Sound
Jack Abernethy, Chris Young
Composer
Scott Ampleford
Principal cast
Mark Burns, Finbar Healy

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Media Borne

5 Waterloo Square Centralofts
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 4DR

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