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Moon People

Synopsis

The golden rule on the blackboard says “write what you know” but reality is the last thing Charlie wants to write about. Through his eccentric Nan and a mysterious painting, Charlie discovers that whatever they tell him at school, the best thing he knows is completely invisible.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
11 mins
Format
Digi Beta
Director
Martin Rhys Davies
Producer
Sarah-Jane Meredith, James Garret, Rebecca Mark-Lawson
Editor
Martin Rhys Davies
Screenwriter
Martin Rhys Davies
Director of Photography
Mark Chamberlain
Production Designer
Martin Rhys Davies, Bridget Phelan
Sound
Paul Cowgill
Composer
Stuart Gordon, Tracy Neil Elliss-Brookes
Principal cast
Henry Finn, Jean Boht, Deborah Sheridan Taylor, Ben Adams, Adrian Harris, Steve North, Henry Maynard
Sound recordist
David Brookfield

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

razrez films

T+44(0)777 9784461

mail@razrez.co.uk

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