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Just Before Dawn

Synopsis

Two female friends are on a mission to rediscover the heady days of their youth. At a late night, isolated party in the countryside one of them discovers this might be more difficult than she imagined.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins
Format
4K Digital
Director
Loren Slater
Producer
Jessica Levick
Editor
Edd Maggs
Screenwriter
Matt Palmer, Loren Slater
Director of Photography
Suzie Lavelle
Production Designer
Pippa Needs
Sound
Matt Palmer
Composer
Katherine Gilham
Principal cast
Vicky McClure, Natalie Press, Glenn Doherty, Sam Hazeldine

Genre

Action Scottish Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Signal Films and Media

Cooke's Studio
104 Abbey Road
Barrow-in-Furness
Cumbria
LA14 5QR
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1229 839 983

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