Project Detail

Last Days of the Post Office

Synopsis

When Karen returns to her home town awaiting a transplant, the town's postmen's lives are changed irrevocably when a hospital pager is sent by registered post.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Director
Sarah Weatherall
Dir
Sarah Weatherall 12mins. Prod: Clare Reynolds. Scr: Sarah Weatherall. DoP: Phillip Blavbach. Cast: Tracy Gillman, Mark Bazeley.

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Production Status

Production Company

Running Films Ltd Clock Tower House St. James’s Palace London SW1A 1BN, UK Tel: 020 7976 2159

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