Project Detail

Lily makes it a Mystery

Synopsis

Suburbia. Quiet, uninteresting, safe. But if you look a little closer - scratch through the surface - you might find a woman like Lily, an unassuming character who looks no different from anyone else . . . but has a very unusual hobby.

Details

Year: 1999
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 9 mins
Format: Beta SP
Director: David Bennett
Producer: National Film & Television School
Executive Producer: National Film & Television School
Director of Photography: Marcus Waterloo
Principal cast: Yvonne O'Grady, Andrew Robb, Richard Bates
Screen Writer: John McNab, David Bennett Voice Over: Wayne Forrester, Jane Backlos, Tamsin Gregg

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film & Television School Beaconsfield Studios, Station Road, Beaconsfield HP9 1LG Tel: 01494 671234 Fax: 01494 674042

Sales Company

As Above

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