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Project Huxley

Synopsis

Huxley is a monkey. He is imprisoned in a lab, forced to take part in a 'Monkey typing Shakespeare' experiment by a sadistic lab assistant. Secretly he harbours dreams of playing Hamlet. Can Huxley escape from his tormentors and realize his theatrical dreams? Who says a monkey can't play Shakespeare?

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
12 min
Format
Super 16mm
Director
Simon A Brown
Producer
John Phillips
Editor
Kevin Gardam
Screenwriter
Simon A Brown
Director of Photography
Gareth Pritchard
Production Designer
Toni Kinman
Sound
Liam Milner
Music
Andrew Kremer
Principal cast
Derek Jacobi, Ajay Chhabra, Mark Felgate

Genre

Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Simon A Brown

Flat 4
111 Old Brompton Road
London SW7 3LE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7584 3442

simonb999@btinternet.com

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