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Out of the Cold

Synopsis

Out of the Cold is the story of Patrick, a ten-year-old boy growing up in a small coastal village and his fall from innocence into experience.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Nic Shearer
Producer
Arabella Page-Croft
Editor
Mark Jenkins
Screenwriter
Nic Shearer
Director of Photography
Gavin Struthers
Sound
Becky Thompson
Composer
Kit Haigh
Principal cast
Kathleen McDermott, Therese Bradley, Charlie Daisk, Fergus Haigh, Donna Morrison

Genre

Scottish Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Three Sisters Films

51 Partick Hill Road
Glasgow
G11 5AB
Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)141 334 3137

arabella@3sistersfilms.com

Sales Company

Scottish Screen

2nd Floor
249 West George Street
Glasgow
G2 4QE
Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)141 302 1756

bryony.mcintrye@scottishscreen.com

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