Project Detail

Sarrab (Mirage)

Synopsis

Reality mixes with fantasy in a short film about a young Asian male called Ali. Lonely and isolated, he struggles to integrate into a Western culture while holding down a security job at night. Ali imagines escaping from his mundane life through a fanatsy girlfriend.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 32 secs
Format
16mm
Director
Fawwad Khan
Producer
Richard Stickland
Editor
Mike
Screenwriter
Fawwad Khan, Lydia Esler
Director of Photography
Lydia Esler
Sound
Dave Thomilson, Russel Foxton
Composer
Dave Thomilson
Principal cast
Noman Bajwa, Fiona Meakin

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Northern Media School

School of Cultural Studies
Psalter Lane Campus
Sheffield S11 8UZ
UK

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