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Synopsis

When Emma Lassiter’s boyfriend dumps her, she decides to make a video diary documenting her quest to get him back. A selection of abortive ideas later, she opts for the radical path of cosmetic surgery, but when the price proves to be prohibitive, Emma takes things into her own hands.
 

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Gary Martin
Producer
Miles Wilkes
Editor
Andy Welch
Screenwriter
Gary Martin
Director of Photography
Will Bex
Sound
Shippy Bora
Principal cast
Sheridan Smith

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The Beast

3rd Floor, 15 Little Portland Street
London W1W 8BW
UK

T +44 (0)20 7580 7171

miles@numberofthebeast.co.uk

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