Project Detail

Homeless Me

Synopsis

A contemplative look at one man's life living in a makeshift hut on the riverside in Tokyo. Akira asserts he has chosen a life that is better than one within society, because it is free from responsibility, but is he closer to a knife-edge than he lets show?

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
27 mins
Format
HD
Director
James Newton
Producer
James Newton
Co-Producer
James Newton
Editor
James Moss
Director of Photography
James Newton
Sound
Franco Ross
Composer
Chris White

Production Status

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

Sales Company

Hemant Sharda –

National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 671234

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