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Perfectionist

Synopsis

A simmering rivalry between two brothers boils over in this dark rumination on artistic obsession. Feuds become fires when these two skilled craftsmen are tempted by an impossible task, promising untold riches. PERFECTIONIST offers an unsettling reflection on the mindsets which can take over the creatively minded, and culminates in a surreal climax with grim metaphorical connotations...
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Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 41 sec
Format
4K RAW Digital
Director
James Hood
Producer
Jonny Pert
Co-Producer
Bailey T Mitchell
Executive Producer
James Hood
Editor
Dillon Hamill, Adam Pickford
Screenwriter
Bailey T Mitchell
Director of Photography
Dylan Gillah
Production Designer
Abigail Pert, Jonny Pert, Belle Watson
Sound
Yuriy Garnaev, Ilya Melnikov
Composer
Rupert Cole
Principal cast
Ben Schofield, Joel Harding, Steve Huggins

Genre

Horror Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Frinin & Bok

7 Essel House
39 Foley Street
London
W1W 7TH

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