Project Detail

Lightnin' Boy and the Boys

Synopsis

A humorous and moving documentary about the meaning of life for five disparate members of a unique men's group on a housing estate in SW Burnley, Lancashire. Through the men's life experiences emerges a portrait of a working class town with very little work. Compassionate and thought provoking.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Format
Video
Director
Isabel Brotherston
Producer
Fiona Venables
Editor
Isabel Brotherston
Composer
Andy Shaw, Jeff Cooke
Principal cast
Craig Healey, Jamie Walker, Alan Mottershead, Andy Shaw, Sadat Mjekiqi

Production Status

Production Company

Catch

Contact: Isabel Brotherston
37 College Drive
Manchester
M16 0AD
UK

T 00 44 (0)161 882 0276

ibrotherston@ccm.ac.uk

Sales Company

Catch

Contact: Isabel Brotherston
37 College Drive
Manchester
M16 0AD
UK

T 00 44 (0)161 882 0276

ibrotherston@ccm.ac.uk

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