Project Detail

Lucky Break

Synopsis

Uloaku works the graveyard shift at a dead end service station and is bored out of her mind, fortunately an encounter with a suspicious stranger will soon fix that.
BAFTA Film Awards 2021 - Nomination - Best British Short Film

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 min 27 sec
Format
16:9
Director
John Addis
Producer
Rami Sarras Pantoja
Editor
John Addis
Screenwriter
John Addis
Director of Photography
Frank Madone
Production Designer
Bryony Francis
Sound
James Everett
Composer
Lewis Young
Principal cast
Jessye Romeo, Steve Oram, Diana Weston
Creative Consultant
Matt Bowron
First Assistant Director
Mari Stracke
Costume Designer
Danielle Westwood
Make Up Artist
Ellie Morris
Sound Mixer
Darrell Briggs
Boom Operator
Jillian Speed
Script Supervisor
Jude Spencer
First Assistant Camera
James Stormer, Julian Lalinde
Grip
Paul Mammone
Runner
Matthew Collins
Colourist
Carl Thompson
Visual Effects
Patrick Tandy

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