Project Detail

Foraging

Synopsis

A bored gay couple go cruising for the first time, but when they get lost in the woods, the cracks of their relationship become chasms.
Official Selection Frameline the San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival 2024 - International premiere

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min 29 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Matthew Jacobs Morgan
Producer
Matthew Jacobs Morgan
Co-Producer
Trey Smith
Executive Producer
Tom Hawkins, Joy Gharoro Akpojotor
Editor
Oli Mason
Screenwriter
Matthew Jacobs Morgan
Director of Photography
Fred White
Sound
Solomon Watkins, Ines Adriana
Composer
Otto Hashmi
Principal cast
Willy Hudson, Merch Hüsey, Adam Ali, Frank Dolan

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Production Status

Production Company

Jacobs Morgan Studio

12 Mezzanine Floor
Royal Liver Building
Suite 10 Pier Head
Seacombe
Liverpool
L3 1HU

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