Project Detail

Grace on a Saturday Night

Synopsis

In the wake of her parents’ separation, 10-year-old Grace spends a Saturday evening with her father, Joe. In the neon-lit world of the bowling alley, the takeaway and the roadside service station, father and daughter are confronted by the gulf opening up between them in the aftermath of change.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min
Format
Digital
Director
Jemima James
Producer
Harry Macqueen
Editor
Hoping Chen
Screenwriter
Jemima James
Director of Photography
Toby Lloyd
Production Designer
Philippa Brocklehurst
Sound
Helen Miles
Principal cast
Jon Foster, Wilhelmina Valdés Alford

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Jemima James

c/o Film Hub South West

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