Project Detail

Safer

Synopsis

When seven-year-old Davy is trapped inside his home with the man who nearly killed his mother, he is forced to fight back. Fuelled by fear he grabs the opportunity to retaliate with the only weapons he has at his disposal - the shiny new keys he wears around his neck.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Rachel Tillotson
Producer
Hannah Wiggin
Editor
Justinian Buckley
Director of Photography
Kenneth Simpson
Sound
Tim Barker
Composer
Alex Heffes
Principal cast
Joseph Aston, Jenny Downham, Nicholas Gleaves
Screen Writers
Lucy Floyd

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Wiggin O'Neal Films Contact: Hannah Wiggin Skipton Chambers 16–18 North Parade Bradford West Yorkshire BD1 3HT UK

Sales Company

As above

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