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Domestic Policy

Synopsis

In 1919, a tea lady eavesdrops on a top secret government meeting called to solve the latest, gravest problem facing the British Empire... A satirical comedy which wryly suggests that today’s obsession with female appearance was borne out of one official government meeting.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Laugh Strand

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
7 mins
Director
Alicia MacDonald
Producer
Helen Grearson
Editor
Myles Robey
Screenwriter
Alicia MacDonald
Director of Photography
Gareth Munden
Principal cast
Lesley Manville, Alex Macqueen, Peter Wight, Leo Bill, Karl Johnson, Nicholas Burns

Genre

Woman Director Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Alicia MacDonald

Sales Company

c/o Helen Grearson

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