Project Detail

First Kiss

Synopsis

Carla, 11, has recently arrived in London with her father after being exiled from Brazil. Through Carla's viewpoint - that of a child and outsider - we are led on a journey into new friendships and misunderstandings as she settles into her new life against the backdrop of 1979 London.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 mins 42 secs
Director: Matthew Huston
Producer: Charlotte Walls
Editor: Matthew Huston
Screenwriter: Matthew Huston
Director of Photography: Dan Stafford-Clark
Production Designer: Francesca Di Mottola
Sound: Nick Loe
Composer: Patrick Jonsson
Principal cast: Mariana Melo, Jordan Southwell, Joseph Mitchell, Charlotte Asprey

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Minor Hour Films

info@minorhourfilms.com

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www.minorhourfilms.com

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First Kiss

Director: Matthew Huston

Year: 2009

Set in 1979 Britain, FIRST KISS tells the story of Carla, a young Brazilian girl who is having difficulties settling in to her new life in London, and when a youthful misunderstanding occurs with a classmate at school it delivers harsh consequences.

Drama