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North Atlantic

Synopsis

An isolated air-traffic controller in an island of the Azores archipelago receives a transatlantic emergency signal from a lost plane. As the engagement with the lone pilot unfolds, it emerges that their new found friendship will not last through the night.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
HD
Director
Bernardo Nascimento
Producer
Brek Taylor, Sadia Ahmed
Co-Producer
Brek Taylor, Sadia Ahmed
Editor
Sergio Vega Borrego
Screenwriter
Bernardo Nascimento
Director of Photography
Carlos Catalan
Production Designer
Rory Collins
Sound
Raul Dias, Luis Fernandez Garcia
Composer
Jon Opstad
Principal cast
Clive Russell, Francisco Tavares, Guilherme Mendonca, Grant Masters

Genre

Scottish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Monocle Studio

Flat H
79 Warwick Road
London SW5 9HB
UK

T +44 (0)780 670 2739

contact@monoclestudio.com

Caravana Filmes

Calcada Castelo Picao, 43, 1 esq
1200-627 Lisboa
Portugal

T +35 196 189 0941

contact@caravanafilmes.com

Sales Company

Bernardo Nascimento

Monocle Studio
Flat H
79 Warwick Road
London SW5 9HB
UK

T +44 (0)780 670 2739

contact@monoclestudio.com

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