Project Detail

Finkle's Odyssey

Synopsis

Struggling writer Finkle is so hampered by his inability to create. He will go to any length in his search for inspiration.

His dream draws closer when a mysterious salesman sells him a suitcase full of ideas. On closer inspection it seems the 'Idea' is actually the living incarnation of the word in the form of a microscopic mite.

These mites ultimately guide him to a mysterious orifice which has appeared in his ceiling through which he must enter to end his torment.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Barney Clay
Producer
Richard Wakeman
Co-Producer
Richard Wakeman
Editor
Johanna Scott
Screenwriter
Barney Clay
Director of Photography
Fredrik Callinggard
Production Designer
Byron Broadbent
Sound
Will Cohen
Composer
MPM London
Principal cast
Matthew Wilkinson, Gareth Marks

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Production Status

Production Company

H.S.I London

2nd Floor Royalty House
72-74 Dean Street
London W1D 3SG
UK

T +44 (0)20 7437 3344

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