Project Detail

Lions are Green

Synopsis

At school, Rick, aged 6, paints a lion green and is rebuked. At home with his mother, Rick discovers his colour-blindness. Back at school, Rick cheats to paint a fire-engine red. Despite the teacher's praise, he sabotages his work with crazy colours. His classmates gleefully follow suit.

Details

Year
2004
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 30 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
David Bond
Producer
Katie Collins
Executive Producer
Katie Collins
Editor
Justinian Buckley
Screenwriter
David Bond
Director of Photography
Susie Rowell
Sound
Daniel Goganian
Music
Bobby Williams
Principal cast
Ben Heron, Tasha Bertram

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Metropolitan Films

126 Bolingbroke Grove
London SW11 1DA
UK

T+44 (0)845 658 4400

Sales Company

Metropolitan Films

126 Bolingbroke Grove
London SW11 1DA
UK

T+44 (0)845 658 4400

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