Project Detail

Perfect Day

Synopsis

Set in 1973. single Dad, Jimmy focuses all his energies on the welfare of his eight-year-old daughter, Laura. When he sees her being bullied on the way to school he intervenes, but in doing so misses a court appearance. As Jimmy and Laura escape to the countryside they have no way of knowing how their perfect day will end.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Andrea Wallace Grant
Producer
Andrea Wallace Grant, Mark Partridge
Co-Producer
Andrea Wallace Grant, Mark Partridge
Editor
Liz Webber
Screenwriter
Andrea Wallace Grant
Director of Photography
Mark Partridge
Production Designer
Philip Barber
Sound
Andy Paddon
Composer
Stephen Daltry
Principal cast
Ian Curtis, Jennifer Clegg, Juliet Cowan, Paul Moriarty

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Jack Russell Productions Ltd

Heatherset
Copperkins Grove
Chesham Bois
Amersham
Bucks. HP6 5QD
UK

M +44 (0)7970 845 728

A.W.Grant@btinternet.com

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