Project Detail

First Its Dark

Synopsis

When I was younger I thought there was a secret, something that only the grown ups knew, and then one dark day the secret was revealed to me and suddenly the world wasn't safe anymore.

Details

Year
1999
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Jon Love
Producer
Dan MacRae
Executive Producer
Dan MacRae
Director of Photography
Ian Dodds
Principal cast
Iain Agnew, Alan McAfferty, Peter Barcock, Jamie Smith
Film Stock
Kodak Screen Writer: Jon Love

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sprocketeers Ltd 12 Gloucester Place, Edinburgh, Scotland EH3 6EF Tel: 0131 220 0490 Fax: 0141 302 1711

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