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Gravity

Synopsis

Three boys power play with a gun. Gravity is a short film that deals with the detached nature of gun violence, and how actions and responsibility are often very disconnected.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
Colin Hutton
Producer
Angie Daniell
Co-Producer
Angie Daniell
Editor
St John Bowman
Screenwriter
Colin Hutton
Director of Photography
Martin Hill
Sound
Matthias Richter
Composer
Kate Jeans
Principal cast
Tom Watson, Joe Halliday, Ben Bailey

Genre

Black Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

katen@dircon.co.uk

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