Project Detail

Meat Raffle

Two men talk in a gentlemen's bathroom.
A man walks away from another man
A camper van passing a 'Carlisle' road sign.
Children watch on in shock.
A man dressed as Santa looks at a butcher's turkey inbetween his legs.

Synopsis

Cumbria, 1998. Terrified he's turned his son queer, closeted dad Rich plots to rig his local pub's Christmas turkey draw to prove what it means to be a real man.
Official Selection Bolton International Film Festival 2025
Official Selection Iris Prize 2025

Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 55 sec
Director
Stuart Armstrong
Producer
Harry Shaw, Samantha Locock
Executive Producer
Jen Bradfield
Editor
Ian Robertson
Screenwriter
Stuart Armstrong
Director of Photography
Ben Cotgrove
Production Designer
Hannah Rawson
Sound
Sam Mason
Composer
Mac Benson, Ophelia Appleby, Callum Parke, Josh Jackson
Principal cast
Michael Hodgson, Will Latimer, Dominic Weatherill, Julie Edwards

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

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