Project Detail

Hoopla

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Synopsis

A boy and a girl are coming to the end of their first date. As they head away from an art exhibition, a challenge is set: walk the girl home without touching the floor! It’s not just benches and people that they find themselves negotiating but each other, too. Both the boy and the girl have their own secrets, but can they put the past behind them for the sake of their future? And can they stop playing games and be honest with each other?

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 8 mins 53 secs
Format: HDCam
Director: Philip Carr 1st Feature
Producer: Laura Huber
Co-Producer: Laura Huber
Editor: Patrick Morgan
Screenwriter: Philip Carr
Director of Photography: Chris McCullough
Sound: Gafyn Owen, Dan De Pasquale
Composer: Peter, Bjorn and John
Principal cast: Rebekah Manning, Adam Randall

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Nimble Pictures

13a Half-Moon Lane
Herne Hill
London SE24 9JU
UK

T +44 (0)7736 160 480

philip@carrphilip.wanadoo.co.uk

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www.nimblepictures.co.uk

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