'For Want of a Nail'
Synopsis
As the walls of Marty’s mind begin to close in on him & his “perfect” day, we realise the subconscious sacrifices he makes to keep his anxiety at bay.
Details
- Year
- 2018
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 18 mins 9 secs
- Director
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Lucy Joan Barnes
- Producer
- Ali Causon
- Editor
- Ryan Tain
- Screenwriter
- Nick Thomson
- Director of Photography
- Yana Rits
- Production Designer
- Olivia Venables
- Sound
- Alex Williamson, Richard Coppen, Ned Hards
- Composer
- Alex Williamson, Graeme Clark, Foretaste
- Principal cast
- Clark Alexander, Thomasin Lockwood, Lisa Opara
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