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I'm In Away From Here

Synopsis

Stuck in the middle of a pointless game at the youth centre Archie makes a choice to deviate from the uninvited tumult. He puts his headphones on and dares himself to follow a fellow outsider. Finding himself in a strange place he is forced to adjust quickly and absorb himself into something that both excites and numbs his head.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22 mins
Format
HDCAM
Director
Catriona MacInnes
Producer
Screen Academy Scotland
Co-Producer
Screen Academy Scotland
Editor
Gordon Lockhart
Screenwriter
Catriona MacInnes
Director of Photography
Alex Ryle
Sound
Dougie Fairgreave
Composer
7VWWVW
Principal cast
Garry Collins, Robert Softley

Genre

Scottish Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Catriona MacInnes

Lore

T +44 (0)7941 670 889

info@catrionamacinnes.co.uk

Sales Company

Karen O' Hare

Screen Academy Scotland
Napier University, 2a Merchiston Ave
Edinburgh EH10 4NU
Scotland
UK

T +44 (0)131 455 2337

screen@napier.ac.uk

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