Project Detail

Keep in a Dry Place and Away From Children

Synopsis

Chained to his cot, wings confiscatd at birth, 'Ike' is a creature of the kitchen, half baby, half duck; but with every deranged dribble he comes closer to becoming more like the swan on the matchbox of his desire.

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
16mm Kodak
Director
Martin Davies
Producer
Richard ‘Hutch’ Hutchinson
Director of Photography
Philip Eason, Niels Gronlykke and Jon Gregory
Associate Screen Writers
Andy Brown and Martin Davies Model Animation: Danny Lapozzi, Richard Webber, Martin Davies and Mike Booth

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Bolex Brothers Ltd 3 Brunel Lock Development Smeaton Road, Cumberland Basin, Bristol BS1 6SE Tel: 0117 985 8000 Fax: 0117 985 8899

Sales Company

as Production Company

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