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Five by Five

Synopsis

In a bustling metropolis of millions, young Ash is lost. He wants to be the big man but reality hasn’t quite delivered. Then a chance encounter leads him to make a dangerous decision which begins a chain reaction of events.

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Details

Year: 2017
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 23 mins
Format: hd
Director: Kate Herron
Producer: Dean Byfield
Executive Producer: Richard Stokes, Idris Elba, Cat Jones, Hilary Salmon
Editor: Mark Trend
Screenwriter: cat jones, lee coan, namsi khan, selina lim, nathaniel price
Director of Photography: Ruairi O'Brien
Production Designer: Eryll Ellis
Sound: Howard Bargroff
Composer: Patric Jonsson
Principal cast: Idris Elba, Michael Ajao, Georgina Campbell, Ruth Madeley, Ben Tavassoli, Nina Yndis, Turean Steele, Sope Dirisu, Mawaan Rizwan, Jasmine Jobson, Sydney Craven
Associate Producer: Jessica Waterhouse

Genre

Woman Director Black Children’s Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A BBC Studios, Green Door Pictures production

BBC Studios

Broadcast Centre
201 Wood Lane
London
W12 7TP

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