Project Detail

Red Hill

Synopsis

Jim, an isolated ex-miner who works as a night-shift security guard faces his last day at work before retirement. The film explores the intrinsic relation of an individual to work and asks what's left when, at the end of a lifetime of labour, a man loses his purpose.
Official Selection Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2019

Details

Year
2018
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Laura Carreira
Producer
Laura Carreira
Editor
Laura Carreira
Screenwriter
Ramón Durman, Laura Carreira
Director of Photography
Karl Kurten
Sound
Eric Baca
Principal cast
Billy Mack, Lorraine McCann

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Production Status

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