Project Detail

Open Skies

Synopsis

A mother takes her boy to the beach and shows him beautiful things. At sunset, she falls asleep on the sand. When she opens her eyes her child is gone. Now everything which was once beautiful becomes threatening as she searches for her missing child.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 30 secs
Format
Super 16mm
Director
Rob Brown
Producer
Adam Merrifield
Editor
Adam Neale
Screenwriter
Rob Brown, Hampus Myer
Director of Photography
Justin Brown
Production Designer
Rebecca Sarah Gardner
Sound
Kayleigh Blayden, Howard Beran
Principal cast
Lara Belmont, Harvey Walsh

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

White Lantern Film

The Enterprise Pavillion
Fern Barrow
Wallisdown
Poole BH12 5HH
UK

adam.merrifield@whitelantern.co.uk

Sales Company

White Lantern Film

The Enterprise Pavillion
Fern Barrow
Wallisdown
Poole BH12 5HH
UK

T +44 (0)87 0054 3322

adam.merrifield@whitelantern.co.uk

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