Project Detail

Dreamlands

Synopsis

17-year-old Pixie and her friends have spent the last few months delving into a strange new world of experimentation. When unfamiliar Blondie arrives at the dying end of the summer, the gang's routine is set to change as Pixie begins to struggle with unexpected feelings.
Official Selection Cannes 2016 - Short Film Competition - World premiere

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Details

Year: 2016
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 mins
Director: Sara Dunlop
Producer: Ellie Fry
Co-Producer: Sara Dunlop
Executive Producer: Johnnie Frankel, Daniel Kleinman, Ringan Ledwidge
Editor: Bill Smedley
Screenwriter: Sara Dunlop, James Chappell
Director of Photography: Antonio Paladino
Production Designer: James Hatt
Sound: String and Tins
Composer: Darkstar
Principal cast: Emma Appleton, Callum Wilson, Joe Madley, Liam Gardner

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Rattling Stick

Ellie Fry
1 Portland Mews
London
W1F 8JE

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Sales Company

c/o Rattling Stick

Josie Atkins

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