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Contorted Hazel

Synopsis

Marion and her ten year old son, Stuart, look after an old National Trust property while it is closed over winter. Stuart and his mother return from a visit to a psychiatrist who is intrigued by Stuart, as he draws his nightmares on scraps of paper that he then collects in jars. One night, a precious jar is broken and the nightmare within escapes into the large old house, where it stalks mother and son.
 

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins
Format
HiDef
Director
John Gorman
Producer
Julia Caithness, Brian McCormick
Co-Producer
Julia Caithness, Brian McCormick
Editor
Simon Hamilton
Screenwriter
Marc de Launay
Director of Photography
Keith Ingram
Production Designer
Jason Orr
Sound
Richard Paterson
Principal cast
Tom Carter, Lorna McDevitt, Callum Warren-Brooker

Genre

Horror Scottish Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mandragora Productions Limited

24 sandyford Place
Glasgow G3 7NG, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)14 1222 2261

marc@mandragora.net

Sales Company

Mandragora Productions Limited

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