Project Detail

Lode

Synopsis

An overworked single mother encounters a bloodthirsty inter-dimensional demon - and possible salvation - in the laundry basket.

Details

Year
2023
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 min 54 sec
Format
ARRI Alexa
Director
Theo Watkins
Producer
Bex Rose, Ben Young
Executive Producer
Alix Taylor-Searle
Editor
Theo Watkins
Screenwriter
Theo Watkins
Director of Photography
Jamie Harding
Production Designer
Elkie McCrimmon
Sound
Daisy Tian Dai, Tim Burns
Composer
Xiu Xiu
Principal cast
Tamzin Outhwaite, Daisy Beaumont, Rory Alexander
Costume Designer
Jasmine Barron
Assistant Director
Sophie Freeman
Focus Puller
Cami Carlow
Clapper Loader
Nick Gaven
Gaffer
Jack Lilley
Spark
Charlie Bush
HMUA
Viktoria Voykova
Visual Effects
Jake Twyman
Colourist
Cam Sanders
Colour Producer
Suzi Grochala
Production Assistant
Amy Smith
Art Department Assistant
Neamh Campbell

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