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Feis

Synopsis

She's a grand little Irish dancer and she's bound to win at the Feis. But when skateboarders roll past the window 11-year-old Sinead would rather be out there practising her other talents. Her mother would have let her, if she was still alive. But getting past grandma isn't so easy.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Anita Perry
Producer
Alli McGrath, Jo Nolan, Josie Melia
Co-Producer
Alli McGrath, Jo Nolan, Josie Melia
Editor
Greg Browning
Screenwriter
Josie Melia
Director of Photography
Greg Browning
Sound
Caroline Bingham
Composer
Chris Ellis
Principal cast
Jean Boht, Harley Cuthbert, Lucy de Brun

Genre

Woman Director Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Feis Productions

Lapford Millhouse
Lapford, Crediton
Devon EX17 6PU
UK

T +44 (0)13 6383 467

anitaparry@aol.com

Sales Company

Short Circuit Films

The Workstation
15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
UK

T+44 (0)11 4221 0569

shortcircuit@workstation.org.uk

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