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Fargate

Synopsis

This short British action comedy is a story of two women on a mission - one to pay to her overdraft, the other to stop a bank robbery. The adventure begins.
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Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 min 2 sec
Format
digital 2K
Director
Sally Cancello
Producer
Sally Cancello, Georgia Ball
Executive Producer
Donna Sherifi
Editor
Dave C. G. Hare
Screenwriter
Sally Cancello
Director of Photography
Robert Beck
Production Designer
Mirela-Maria Niculescu
Sound
Roland Heap and James Trusson
Composer
Helen Boulding and Jonas Persson
Principal cast
Gillian Waugh, Rita May, Sally Cancello, Michael Forrest, Sarah Breen and Marvyn Dickinson
Associate Producer
Sara Shulman
Casting
Nicci Topping
1st AD
Mary Boulding, Arri Rissotti
Creative Director
Katy Dower
Script Editor
Ciro Cancello

Genre

Woman Director Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Northern Sole Productions

20-22 Wenlock Road
London
N1 7GU

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