Project Detail

Ladies

Synopsis

Public location - Private acts - Moments of intimacy, crisis and transformation in an Edwardian ladies public lavatory. Ladies come and go, insignificant objects are left behind. All is silently witnessed by the attendant who carefully preserves these small discarded fragments of women's hidden lives.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 mins
Format
Digi Beta
Director
Carol Stevens
Producer
Alison Sterling
Editor
Colette Hodges
Screenwriter
Carol Stevens
Director of Photography
Terry Flaxton
Sound
Neil Hipkiss
Composer
Al Lethbridge
Principal cast
Moira Gavin, Samantha Lawson, Daisy Douglas, Helen Bradbury, Badria Timimi

Production Status

Production Company

Ignition Films

1 Wickham Court
Bristol BS16 1DQ
UK

T +44 (0)117 958 3087

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