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Put Away

Synopsis

Prudence was put away – in a mental hospital, for ‘her own good’. She’s been there since 1920 and it’s now 1965. She tells her story to the wall every day while she struggles to stay sane.
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Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 min 42 sec
Format
Digital
Director
A. D. Cooper
Producer
A. D. Cooper
Editor
Gary Tobyn
Screenwriter
A. D. Cooper
Director of Photography
Alain Philippe Cross
Sound
Simon Bysshe
Composer
Henry Bird
Principal cast
Carol Royle
Sound Design & Mix
John C Wood
Costumer Designer
Eve Oakley

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hurcheon Films

2-4 Ash Lane
Rustingdon BN16 8BZ

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