Project Detail

Life Signs

Synopsis

Several diverse characters recite part of a poem called Gold From the Stone written by Lemn Sissay. Each character is in a different location and time zone but the same country and the same City. We jump from one character to the next fragmenting their monologues further isolating them- are they real people?

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 minutes
Format
BetaSP
Director
Jenson Grant
Producer
Northern Media School
Co-Producer
Northern Media School
Editor
Patricia Gomes
Screenwriter
Jenson Grant, Lemn Sissay
Director of Photography
Sharnjit Dhami
Production Designer
Sirah Ahmed
Sound
Lloyd Samuels
Composer
Jessie Itifo
Principal cast
Veejay Kaur

Production Status

Production Company

Destinations Arts

c/o Sheffield Independent Film
5 Brown Street
Sheffield S1 2BS
UK

T+44 (0)7974 888 642

Sales Company

Destinations Arts

c/o Sheffield Independent Film
5 Brown Street
Sheffield S1 2BS
UK

T+44 (0)7974 888 642

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