Project Detail

Lard

Synopsis

Jake longs to play football with the older boys in his street. When he inadvertently ends up with the ball, Jake discovers that friendship can come at a price.
 

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins
Format
35mm, Beta SP
Director
Ornette Spenceley
Producer
Ornette Spenceley
Editor
Katie Weiland
Screenwriter
Kate Spenceley, Ornette Spenceley
Director of Photography
Niels Reetz Johansen
Sound
Tom Harrison
Composer
Rachel Portman
Principal cast
Jake Spenceley, Demetre Quartly, Rosie Fellner

Production Status

Production Company

OSP

28 Tilekiln Lane
Hastings, TN35 5EN
UK

ornette@breathe.com

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