Project Detail

Playing Like a Girl

Synopsis

Four women settle down to a game of poker. Throughout the evening in a heady atmosphere of alcohol, cards, bluffing and cheating, they each reveal more than the cards they hold.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Director
Helen Wickham, Ray Kioke
Dirs
Helen Wickham, Ray Kioke 16mm. 8mins. Prod/scr: Wickham. DoP: Lyndsay Robertson. Cast: Vee Blackbourne, Marie Goddard, Kileen Kelly, Jennifer McGettrick.

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Production Status

Production Company

Clingfilm Productions 2/2 35 Carnarvon Street Glasgow G3 6HP, UK Tel: 0141 332 4207 E-mail: helenwickham@hotmail.com

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