Project Detail

On Angel Wings

Synopsis

One starry night, a shepherd boy is taken on a secret, magical night-flight to witness a Christmas miracle with a visit to the newly born Christ child. This magical re-working of the nativity by leading storyteller Michael Morpurgo is rich with human poignancy as we share his very special experience.

Details

Year
2014
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
28 mins
Director
Dave Unwin
Producer
Iain Harvey
Executive Producer
Michael Morpurgo
Editor
Tomas Gisby
Screenwriter
Dave Unwin
Production Designer
Sue Tong
Composer
Julian Nott
Principal cast
Dominic Cooper, Michael Gambon, Juliet Stevenson, Colin McFarlane
Art Director
Sue Tong
Production Manager
Rebecca Warner-Perry
Associate Producers
Bridget Cass, Bill Allan, Sue Radford
Backgrounds
Loraine Marshall
Design
Sam Bailey, Chris Norris
Animation
Shaun Blake, Christian Chessell, Phil Clarke, Matt Dillon, Tim Sanpher, Gail Walton, Abigail du Plessis
Animation Assistant
Mohamed Orekan
Production Assistant
Nick Harvey

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Production Status

Production Company

The Illuminated Film Company

2 Glenthorne Mews
London
W6 0LJ

T: 44 (0)20 8748 3030

W: www.illuminatedfilms.com

Sales Company

Caroline Stern

Kaleidoscope Film Distribution
104-108 Oxford Street, 4th Floor
London
W1D 1LP

T: +44 (0)20 3397 4410

W: www.kaleidoscopefilmdistribution.com

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