Project Detail

My Own Private Lido

Synopsis

An ordinary day. An ordinary bloke. A not so ordinary swimming pool. John is about to embark on the journey of a lifetime. He dives in aiming to swim a length underwater, but he runs out of air and has to come up. He surfaces, looks around - and sees he's treading water in a pond! Mildly confused, he ducks down again. In need of another breather, he comes up. This time in someone's bath......

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
Beta SP
Director
James Larkin
Producer
James Larkin
Director of Photography
James Larkin
Principal cast
Sean Patterson, Ethan Rasiel, Henrietta Garden, Ian Bailey, Jim Tavaré, Chris Rowe and Adie Allen

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Production Status

Production Company

James Larkin 6 Birchington Road London N8 8HR Tel: 020 8340 5011

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