Project Detail

Elroy the Potato Head Boy

Synopsis

A charming and poignant tale following the quest of the rejected Daniella DuPrey's yearning for her parents love. She does whatever it takes only to be pushed aside by her 'brother'.

The family have been forced to live on the streets during the Depression, so her parents decide to create a son and heir (Elroy the Third) in order to fool Grandpa so and inherit his wealth. The happy family does not last long.

Events take a turn as Elroy the Third is crowned a hero in the town, despite this being due to Daniella's hard work. The story becomes a murder mystery with a humorous twist; what goes around, comes around, or does it?
 

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 min
Format
tbc
Director
Ben Lock
Producer
Sarah-Jane Meredith
Co-Producer
Sarah-Jane Meredith
Editor
Liz Roe
Screenwriter
Ben Lock (adapted from original screenplay by Scott Flockhart)
Production Designer
Will Field, Achilleas Gatsopoulos, Carmel Doohan
Sound
Joanne Churchman
Composer
Peter Gosling
Principal cast
Anne Wittman, Michael Law, Adrian Annis, Louise Lockwood, Antoinette Sym

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Kitten Films

South West Screen

St. Bartholomew's Court
Lewins Mead
Bristol BS1 5BT
UK

T+44 (0)11 7952 9977

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