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Ma Bar

Synopsis

Bench Pressing isn’t a hobby for 73 year old Bill McFadyen – it’s a way of life. Stranraer’s very own bench press champion is on a quest to be the best in the world.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 48 secs
Format
Digibeta, Beta SP, DVD
Director
Finlay Pretsell, Adrian McDowall
Editor
Mark Jenkins
Director of Photography
Blair Scott, Filip Sycynski
Sound
Anders Jedenfors, John Cobban
Composer
Matthew Aldworth

Genre

Sport

Categories

Fiction Documentary

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Imagine Pictures Ltd

scottishdocumentaryinstitute@eca.ac.uk

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