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Salt and Sauce

Synopsis

Stuck in a post high-school limbo, Tammy works long days in the family chip-shop. The only relief from the daily slog is her friendship with her colleague Jordan and her love for photography. Through the people around her, Tammy soon realises she can’t avoid her future.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Dare Strand
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Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 53 secs
Director
Alia Ghafar
Producer
Clara Mumford-Turner
Editor
Mario Cruzado
Screenwriter
Alia Ghafar
Director of Photography
Beth Woodruff
Production Designer
Molly Simmons, Carey Melanie Osborne
Sound
Wayne Mazadza, James Wright
Principal cast
Flora Bird, Michael Dallas, Dorothy Keith
Original Film Title Note
Salt & Sauce

Genre

Scottish Woman Director Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Edinburgh College of Art

Anna Wyatt

Sales Company

c/o Alia Ghafar

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