Project Detail

Once Seen

Synopsis

A fleeting encounter on a night-out leads to the chance of something special - an opportunity not to be missed?

Elsa, Kath and Robin meet for a girl's night out. Over the evening they discuss a moment of innocent flirtation between Elsa and a barman, a moment seamlessly reinvented as amusing, perplexing, intimidating and ultimately very poignant.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Shelley Williams
Producer
Norma Burke
Executive Producer
Norma Burke
Editor
Elen Pierce Lewis
Screenwriter
Annabelle Pangborn
Director of Photography
Nina Kellgren BSC
Production Designer
Christine Ewing
Sound
Annabelle Pangborn
Composer
Annabelle Pangborn
Principal cast
Juliet Aubrey, Elizabeth Berrington, Sophie Okonedo

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Strange Dog Productions

22 Harcombe Road
London N16 0SA
UK

T: 44 (0)20 7249 8539

kate@kogborn51c@demon.co.uk

Sales Company

SFB/Short Film Bureau

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