Project Detail

Magpie

Synopsis

An absent young father returns to town to attend his nine year old son's funeral. His glaring failure as a parent makes his presence an unwelcome one, especially with the boy's mother who struggles with her loss and the lack control she has over the funeral arrangements. After drunkenly stealing the coffin both parents find themselves on the road with two friends. What follows is a journey with no destination... just a desperate desire not to return.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Features
Running time
77 mins
Format
DSLR
Director
Marc Price
Producer
Marc Price, Justin Hayles, Helen Grace
Executive Producer
Dominic Brunt, Joanne Mitchell
Editor
Marc Price
Screenwriter
Marc Price
Director of Photography
Marc Price
Sound
Marc Price, Justin Hayles
Composer
Blair Mowat, Giona Ostinelli
Principal cast
Daisy Aitkens, Craig Russell, Phil Deguara, Alastair Kirton
Visual Effects
Justin Hayles, Leigh Crocombe
Assistant Director
David Nolan
Camera Operators
Alex Nevill, Justin Hayles, Christian Bradshaw, Kyle Davies, Kate Richards
Makeup
Michelle Webb, Lea James

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Nowhere Fast Productions

Tel: +44 (0)20 3239 0505

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