Project Detail

Finding 'Appiness

Synopsis

After 70 years of keeping a devastating secret, eccentric fashionista Allan Bradbury is on a journey to recovery. By opening up about his childhood trauma can he find true ‘appiness in later life?

Details

Year: 2022
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 11 min 44 sec
Format: HD
Director: Natasha Hawthornthwaite
Producer: Scott Bradley, Natasha Hawthornthwaite
Co-Producer: Lisa Marie Russo, Wael Kabbani
Editor: Natasha Hawthornthwaite
Director of Photography: Natasha Hawthornthwaite
Sound: Mark Roscoe
Additional Camera: Scott Bradley, Katie Sirokaja
Story Consultant: Steve Brookes
Assembly Editor: Gibran Ramos
Original Music By: Elliot Britton
Library Music Provided By: Soundstripe
Colorist: Sara Buxton
Doc Society Director: Sandra Whipham

Genre

Woman Director

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Northern Heart Films Ltd

Studio 14, The Old Courts
Crawford Street
Wigan WN1 1NA

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