Project Detail

Meat on Bones

Synopsis

A tale of strife and self discovery between Dai Pritchard, a middle-aged alcoholic of self imposed isolation and Gwyn Thomas, a naive council official trapped in a life of purposeless comfort.

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins 52 secs
Director
Joseph Ollman
Producer
Alex Durham
Executive Producer
Felix Mater Society, Tom Cullen
Editor
Gabriela Soares
Screenwriter
Joseph Ollman
Director of Photography
Christopher Spurdens
Production Designer
Ana Garcia Rico
Sound
Edward Dyer
Composer
Samuel Nicholson
Principal cast
Jâms Thomas, Matthew Aubrey

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Production Status

Production Company

University of the Arts London

272 High Holborn
London WC1V 7EY

www.arts.ac.uk

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