Project Detail

Getting Ready

Synopsis

In 'Getting Ready' we watch a faded icon of stage and screen backstage as she prepares for the greatest performance of her life - a star-studded suicide.

Captured on sumptuous super 8 film and evoking the spirit of old Hollywood, this vintage-style short premiered at the London Independent Film Festival.

Details

Year
2010
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 22 secs
Format
Super 8
Director
Ben Barton
Editor
Ben Barton
Production Designer
Scott Gibson
Composer
Robert Harris
Principal cast
Jennifer Harris

Production Status

Production Company

Roundeye

www.benbarton.co.uk

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