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Foot in the Door

Synopsis

A black comic tale about a young man's search for a job. Urged on by the seemingly wise words of a mysterious voice, Jeff tackles each interview with an increasingly bizarre idea designed to give him the edge over the competition and to get his foot in the door.

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Neil Graham
Producer
Mark Wilcox, Andrea Corbett
Director of Photography
Nathan A. Sheppard
Principal cast
Paul Conway, John Grayson, Jonathan Coote, Ruth Silverstone, Damian Samuels
Film Stock
Kodak Executive Screen Writer: Neil Graham

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Perchance Productions College Court, 23 Timberling Gardens, Croydon, Surrey CR2 0AW Tel: 020 8651 5881 Fax: 07070 605873 Email: perchanceprods@yahoo.com

Sales Company

as Production Company

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