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Last Days of the Post Office

Synopsis

The postmen of a small sea side town hope for a life and death situation to break the monotony of their routine. When Karen O'Donoghue returns home awaiting a transplant, all their lives are changed irrevocably by a pager sent by registered post.

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12.20 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Sarah Weatherall
Producer
Sarah Weatherall
Editor
Juliette Bartley
Screenwriter
Sarah Weatherall
Director of Photography
Philipp Blavbach
Sound
Stephen Haywood (location), Andy Walker (post sound)
Composer
Steve New
Principal cast
Tracy Gillman, Mark Bazeley

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Contact: Sarah Weatherall

Clock Tower House
St James’s Palace
London SW1A 1BN
UK

T 020 7976 2159 / 07970 626636

sarah.weatherall@virgin.net

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