Project Detail

Elemental Storage

Synopsis

If you knew where the truth was hidden - would you dare unlock the door?

A story about growing up and coming to terms with a past that is not your own.

Alice Hargrave, a history student at Oxford university, discovers her amnesiac father's archive in a self-storage facility. The archive tells the story of her mother's death when Alice was only 5 years old. Why did she commit suicide? Was it a suicide at all?

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Features
Running time
94 mins
Director
Matthew Dixon 1st Feature
Producer
David Woods
Editor
Roger Crumlin
Screenwriter
Matthew Dixon
Director of Photography
Jon Ahearn
Production Designer
Benny Matthew
Sound
Wayne Reay
Composer
Mike Jennings

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Original Standard Picture Production

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