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Magpie

Synopsis

Late one night, a mechanic calls a number to arrange a late night meeting with the mysterious ‘Magpie’. What happens next is not quite what was expected.
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Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 min 32 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Matt Cooper
Producer
Georgia Woolley, Nicholas Jessup
Editor
Jamie Kataky
Screenwriter
Matt Cooper
Director of Photography
Benjamin Dowie
Production Designer
Jason Kelvin
Sound
Pietro Giordano
Composer
Theo Whitworth
Principal cast
Michael Fox, Ayoola Smart
Gaffer
James Duffy
1st AC
Joe Hofmann
Spark
Sam Crook, Sam Palmer
Movement Director
Sara Green
Hair & Make Up
Austri Jordan
Costume
Katie Jude
Colourist
Jonny Tully
Audio Post Production
SoundNode
Title Design
Jonathan Waller
For Villager Films
Johnnie Campbell
Additional Thanks
Motorline Engineering, Firle, Mark Pilfold, Malcolm Campbell & Simon Crook

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Villager Films

5-7 Buck Street
Camden
London
NW1 8NJ

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