Project Detail

Cloud Cuckoo Land

Big Time Pictures

Synopsis

Sandy Kenyon (played by Steve Varden in his first feature role) is an aircraft enthusiast who dreams that one day he will be able to fly. But he has one problem, following his mother's dramatic death in a flying accident, he suffers from cerebral palsy, leaving him with serious mobility problems.

Most people Sandy meets find it hard to believe he will ever achieve his dream.

Sandy and his grandfather Victor (Sir Derek Jacobi) spend their spare time searching for aircraft wrecks. When Sandy learns that a mystery wreck is still missing in the Lake District, he decides that he will leave the safety of his care home and set out alone to try to find it.

Sandy's quest for independence is not a smooth ride. He faces suspicion and hostility as he begins his new life. But as his true potential is revealed, magical things happen. Lucy (Boo Pearce) breaks down her prejudices to become his lover, and a strange group of travellers help him in his quest.

Ultimately, Sandy achieves his dream, though not in the way he had planned!

Details

Year: 2003
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 mins
Format: 35mm, Fuji
Director: Matt Dickinson 1st Feature
Producer: Chris Bradley
Editor: Rachel Meyrick
Screenwriter: Matt Dickinson, Steve Varden
Director of Photography: Andy Martin
Sound: Richard Pilcher
Composer: Ed Poole, Andy White
Principal cast: Steve Varden, Derek Jacobi, Boo Pearce, Kriss Dosanjh

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Airborne Productions Plc

52 North Poulner Road
Ringwood, Hants BH24 3LS
UK

T/F+44 (0)1425 472 892

airbornemovie@aol.com

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