Project Detail

Schneider's 2nd Stage

Synopsis

In the middle of nowhere, Joe's mobile rings, a voice tells him to look in the back of his car.

It's just the beginning of a nightmare of no escape - and what he discovers in the forest across the dark waters of the lake will change his life forever.

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16.38 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Phil Stoole
Producer
Phil Stoole
Editor
Geraint Huw Reynolds
Screenwriter
Phil Stoole
Director of Photography
Roger Lanser
Sound
Peter Glossop
Composer
John Ross
Principal cast
Kenneth Branagh, Gerard Horan, Jimmy Yuill

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Production Status

Production Company

Contact: Phil Stoole

Garden Flat, 4 Sisters Avenue
London SW11 5SG
UK

T 020 7585 2286

phil_stoole@yahoo.com

Sales Company

Contact: Phil Stoole

Garden Flat, 4 Sisters Avenue
London SW11 5SG
UK

T 020 7585 2286

phil_stoole@yahoo.com

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