Jamie's Wager
Synopsis
Presented with a series of burial options catering for every religious denomination, uncertain about his father’s beliefs, or his own, he finds himself at a crossroads between religious tradition and his secular upbringing.
Sitting in a dated wood-panelled office, the grieving family undergo the Funeral Director’s well-oiled administrative process. Desperately attempting to make sense of it all, wanting to do the right thing, Jamie’s places a wager on what he believes may be the most pragmatic solution.
Official Selection Tasveer Film Festival 2025
Details
- Year
- 2024
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 16 min 27 sec
- Director
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Sean Kardar
- Producer
- Derkan Dogan
- Co-Producer
- Raha Mahamoud
- Executive Producer
- Dr Yusuf Hamied
- Editor
- Sam Ostrove
- Screenwriter
- Sean Kardar
- Director of Photography
- Chris Nguyen
- Production Designer
- Collette Creary-Myers
- Sound
- Nick Soundis
- Composer
- Mike Tuccillo
- Principal cast
- Usaamah Hussain, Amy Booth-Steel, Mushi Noor, Kate Maravan.
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Kardar Studios LTD
Sean Kardar320 City Road
London
UK
EC1V 2NZ
www.kardarstudios.com
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