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Hello Son

Synopsis

When Dad contacts his Son to ask how Mum is getting on, the last thing anyone expects are two dead bodies and a communication breakdown.

Details

Year
2003
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Richard Pawelko
Producer
Suzanne Phillips
Editor
Tim Croydenberg
Screenwriter
Richard Pawelko
Director of Photography
Rory Taylor
Sound
Sounds in Motion
Composer
Andy Maule
Principal cast
Chris Conway, Sharon Little, Bob Blythe

Genre

Welsh

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Forget About It Film and TV

C/o Sgrin Cymru Wales
The Bank, 10 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff CF10 5EE, Wales
UK

T +44 (0)29 2033 3317

gwion@sgrin.co.uk

Sales Company

Sgrin Cymru Wales,

The Bank, 10 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff CF10 5EE, Wales
UK

T+44 (0)29 2033 3317

gwion@sgrin.co.uk

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