Project Detail

Once A Year on Blackpool Sands

Synopsis

A gritty Northern LGBTQ comedy-drama. Set in Blackpool in 1953, two young gay Yorkshire miners, Eddy and Tommy, are holidaying there and meet transvestite, James Elbridge, who is summoning up the courage to do the fabled walk from pier to pier.

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Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Features
Running time: 90 Minutes
Director: Karlton Parris
Producer: Karlton Parris
Co-Producer: Wendy Jones

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Human Rights Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Baby Dog Films Ltd

71-75 Shelton Street
Covent Garden
London
WC2H 9JQ

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