Project Detail

Playing Away

Synopsis

An elderly couple escape for the day to re-discover their old seaside haunts and re-affirm their lifelong love affair.

Details

Year
2022
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 32 sec
Format
Digital
Director
A.D. Cooper
Producer
Gilly Tully
Executive Producer
Film Expo South
Editor
Gary Tobyn, Terry Wookey
Screenwriter
Steve Langridge
Director of Photography
David Cawley
Sound
John Wood
Composer
Matt Black
Principal cast
Derek Griffiths, Rowena Bentley

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