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Echo

Synopsis

Echo follows 17-year-old Caroline, as she receives a phone call delivering the tragic news that her dad has been involved in a motorbike accident. Her unexpected reaction reveals there is more to this call then first appears.

Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17min 36 secs
Format
HD Digital RedOne
Director
Lewis Arnold
Producer
Lawrence Mason
Editor
Paulo Pandolpho
Screenwriter
James Walker
Director of Photography
Alfie Biddle
Production Designer
Stephanie Cross
Sound
Nikola Medic
Composer
Finn McNicholas
Principal cast
Lauren Carse, Oliver Woollford, Carolina Giametta, Joel Morris, Shauna Shim, Ian Smith, Marc Ryan-Jordan, Tina Harris

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

Tel : +44 (0)14 9473 1452

Email : festivals@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

FESTIVALS DEPARTMENT

National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
HP9 1LG

Tel : +44 (0)14 9473 1452

Email : festivals@nfts.co.uk

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