Project Detail

Dream Big

Synopsis

After being passed over for a big promotion at work, Miranda discovers that she can control the world via her model railway. A bittersweet comedy about a derailed woman, trying to mould herself to the institution but ultimately finding the power within to create her own.
Official Selection Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min 7 sec
Format
2K
Director
Pip Swallow
Producer
Georgina French
Executive Producer
Thomas Wightman, Louise Reeve
Editor
Chloe Hardwick
Screenwriter
Pip Swallow
Director of Photography
Tania Freimuth
Production Designer
May Davies
Sound
Phil Pieters
Composer
Francesca Pidgeon
Principal cast
Rhoda Offori-Attah, Steen Raskopoulos, Clive Anderson

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Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Polishing the Sun Productions, BFI, Fancy French Productions

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