Project Detail

Firecracker

Synopsis

Champion stockcar driver Charlie is a racer not a wrecker. But would he take a beating and risk it all for those he loves?
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2016 - Journey Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Director
Jonathan Harris
Producer
Diarmuid Hughes
Editor
Fiona DeSouza
Screenwriter
Jonathan Harris
Director of Photography
Mark Lee Cobb
Production Designer
Gini Godwin, Sophia Stocco
Sound
Sound Recordist: Adam Clayton Williams; Sound Designer: Dillon Bennett
Principal cast
Alfie Stewart, Lu Corfield, Lara Peake, Anton Saunders

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by Film London, London Calling scheme

Crunch Point Films

Diarmuid Hughes

Sales Company

c/o Crunch Point Films

Diarmuid Hughes

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