Project Detail

Nan

Synopsis

Two boys are caught up their father's grief after their mother's death. But the arrival of their estranged grandmother sets in motion a power struggle that threatens to confront the ghosts of the past.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Director
Alison Peebles
Dir
Alison Peebles Digi-Beta. 24mins. Dist: Stuart Banyard at Scottish Screen. Tel: 0141 302 1700. Prod: Pamela Hansson. Scr: Colin Hough. DoP: Simon Dennis. Cast: Una McLean, Paul Samson, Colin Doyle, Liam Torrens, Fiona Bell.

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Production Company

Brighter Pictures Ltd Registered Office 10th Floor Blue Star House 234-244 Stockwell Road London, SW9, UK Tel: 0141 572 0861 Fax: 0141 572 0862

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