Project Detail

Not Required Back

Synopsis

An abstract portrait of a recently redundant contractor in the declining Scottish oil industry.
'Not Required Back' presents a personal, fragmented relationship set to the crumbling and obtuse oil industry in North East Scotland.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 20 secs
Format
HD
Director
Peter Marsden
Producer
Hannah Currie
Editor
Peter Marsden
Screenwriter
Peter Marsden
Director of Photography
Gavin White
Sound
Keith Duncan, Robert Ewan Wills
Composer
Clemens Bacher
Principal cast
Jamie Robson, Aniela Piasecka
1st Assistant Camera
Arif Nadeem
Drone Operator
Malcolm Foy
Titles
Dominic Flannigan

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