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Life of the Party

A man is performing a song at a karaoke bar.

Synopsis

A lonely, aging karaoke bar-owner attempts to make friends with a group of young men that enter his club. As his advances fall flat, his behaviour grows increasingly desperate.

Details

Year
2026
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 min 15 sec
Format
16mm
Director
Joseph Cummings
Producer
Jodie-May Roach
Executive Producer
Sammy Wong, Thomas Wightman
Editor
Carmela Schönenberger
Screenwriter
Joseph Cummings
Director of Photography
Csaba Kondor
Production Designer
Sophie Moelle
Sound
Will Rowe
Composer
Charlie Ratcliffe, Nir Perlman
Principal cast
Kevin McNally, Alex Cardall, Ro Kumar, Jacob O'Connor
Line Producer
Aaliyah Yaqub
Sound Designer
Rob Maloney
Colourist
Szilárd Tõtszegi
Costume Designer
Alex Teng
Makeup
Elena Manuela Gisca
Gaffer
Alex Cullen

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Lonely Crooner Productions Ltd

Jodie-May Roach

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