Project Detail

Fucking, Drifting, Grasping, City Lights

Synopsis

He's a sadist, she just runs away. They meet urgently, quickly, in dark alleys, closed kebab shop and take aways. Both married, both successful - best companions in severance. A harsh, ruthless portrait of two characters and a city that doesn't love them back.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
19 mins 4 secs
Director
Ola Jankowska
Producer
N/A
Executive Producer
Sofia Guiotto
Editor
Alice Petit
Screenwriter
Ola Jankowska
Director of Photography
Tim Chen
Production Designer
Gemma Buttersworth
Sound
Maiken Haberg Hansen
Composer
Matt Kelly
Principal cast
Annabel Bates, Maciej Bielinski

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Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
HP9 1LG
Beaconsfield
United Kingdom
Tel : +44 (0)14 9473 1452
Fax: +44 (0)14 9467 8583

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
HP9 1LG
Beaconsfield
United Kingdom
Tel : +44 (0)14 9473 1452
Fax: +44 (0)14 9467 8583

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