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Obedience

Synopsis

In 1963, Yale University placed an advert in the local newspaper calling for volunteers to participate in a memory experiment. Obedience is the story of one man who, having volunteered for the experiment, finds himself in a struggle between his moral conscience and a malevolent authority.

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 mins
Format
Betacam Sp
Director
Dominic Coke
Producer
Simon Alison
Editor
Enara Goikoetxea
Screenwriter
Dominic Coke
Director of Photography
Joe Russell
Sound
Recorded by Jon Harley, Sound Design by Enara Goikoetxea
Composer
Original score by Claire Jordan,
Principal cast
Will Scarnell, William Hope, Rolf Saxon, Francesca Devalier

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Contact: Simon Alison

1 Woolmead Court
Woolmead Road
Farnham
Surrey GU9 7SN
UK

T 44 (0)1252 725813

M 44 (0)777 5672946

simonalison@tinyworld.co.uk

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