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Nailbiter

Synopsis

As a result of his unhappy homelife and overbearing father, a boy begins to develop a worrying and nervous habit. This only increases his father's annoyance of him at the dinner table, creating a very unsettling atmosphere. Only when a violent act is perpetuated does the mother take matters into her own hands with gruesome consequences.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Elliot Kew
Producer
Dominic Elson
Executive Producer
Dominic Elson
Editor
Gordon Hayden
Director of Photography
Peter Ellmore
Sound
Peter Dixon, Jens Klein
Composer
Julian Boyd
Principal cast
Sam Challenger, Eamon Geoghegan, Georgia Fitch
Executive Screen Writers
Elliot Kew, Barry Hecker

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Sky Rock Communications Contact: Sara Dunn 12 Whiteladies Road Bristol Tel: 0117 9044455 Fax: 0117 9044456 sara@skyrock.co.uk

Sales Company

Chatsworth TV Distributors Contact: Sital Haria 97–99 Dean Street London W1V 5RA Tel: 020 7734 4302 Fax: 020 7437 3301 106035.663@compuserve.com

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