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Deep Down

Synopsis

Two women. Two wills. One dress. Vera is dying. Her only daughter, Dana, expects nothing except - the dress: the Fortuny dress that Vera has clung to throughout a life time of adversity. Dana thinks the dress is her inheritance. Vera has other plans. A black comedy about a fight to the death - and beyond.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm, DigiBeta, Kodak
Director
Christin Cockerton
Producer
Christin Cockerton
Executive Producer
Christin Cockerton
Editor
Johanna Scott
Screenwriter
Christin Cockerton
Director of Photography
Andrew Boulter
Composer
Phil Nicholl
Principal cast
Helen McCrory, Sylvia Syms

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Dinedor Films

81 Oxford Street
London W1D 2EU
UK

T 44 (0)20 7851 3575

andrew@dinedor.com

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