Project Detail

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

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Alicia MacDonald

macdonald.alicia@gmail.com

Sales Company

c/o Helen Grearson

helen@thinman.co.uk

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