Project Detail

Panino

Synopsis

After an unnatural death comes an unnatural burial and a reluctant witness who is slowly losing his mind as he finds a parallel between the correct ways of disposing of a body and the improper. What happens when somebody dies in suspicious circumstances? 
PANINO is a psychological thriller which guides between what is a moral procedure and what is criminally insane. Directed by Richard Lawson, the central theme of the film is how one mentally copes with death. PANINO is a psychological thriller following the broken thoughts and accounts of a man under police questioning who losses his ability to distinguish between the real and the imagined world.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 min 45 sec
Format
35mm
Director
Richard Lawson
Producer
Tina Gharavi
Editor
Tina Gharavi
Director of Photography
Jon Stapleton
Sound
Siegfried Canto
Composer
Siegfried Canto
Principal cast
Rodger Liddle, Cliff Burnett

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Bridge + Tunnel Productions

Baltic 39
High Bridge
Newcastle
NE1 1EW
+44 (0)191 261 3830 ext 2024

Sales Company

Bridge + Tunnel Productions

Baltic 39
High Bridge
Newcastle
NE1 1EW
+44 (0)191 261 3830 ext 2024

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