Project Detail

Chokehold

Synopsis

In a desperate attempt to escape his troubled home life, a young teenage boy runs away to seek out his estranged father, a once-famed professional wrestler.

Details

Year: 2026
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 min 41 sec
Format: Live Action
Director: Christopher Bevan
Producer: Catriona Kelly
Executive Producer: Natasha Wilson, Gill Biddle, Alice Cabanas
Editor: Stef Hrycyk
Screenwriter: Christopher Bevan
Director of Photography: Karl Poyzer
Sound: Alex Stroud, Antony Brown, Chelsea Toye, Sam Mason
Composer: Benjamin Doherty
Principal cast: Philip John Bedwell, Eddie Coates, Lis Hipkiss, Mike Hitchman, Ross Marshall, Joanne Barker, Carl Bryan

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

camakel productions

Catriona Kelly

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