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Half Term

Synopsis

Half Term is a powerful study of one boy's journey into the treacherous terrain of manhood. Mark's entire future seems to implode on one week's nightmare holiday visit to his absent father in remote coastal Cornwall, a visit that will change his life forever.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
25 mins
Format
35mm, Beta SP, DigiBeta
Director
Tony Hagger
Producer
Jon Finn
Co-Producer
Jon Finn
Editor
Tony Hagger
Screenwriter
Tony Hagger
Director of Photography
Vas Vafiadis
Production Designer
Natalie Harris
Sound
Richard Netley
Composer
Tom Davey
Principal cast
Steven Geller, Elizabeth Healey, Sam Plumb

Genre

Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A-Z Films

6 Albion Hill
Loughton
Essex IG10 4RA
UK

T +44 (0)20 8508 3109

a-zfilms@fastmail.fm

Sales Company

A-Z Films

a-zfilms@fastmail.fm

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