Project Detail

Scrubber

Synopsis

Actress Romola Garai makes her directing debut with this short about a young mother who is both obsessed and attracted to the notions of perfection and dirt, and explores these seemingly conflicting opposites through the desperate pursuit of anonymous sex.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 mins
Director
Romola Garai
Producer
Shona Kerr, Romola Garai
Editor
Alastair Reid
Screenwriter
Romola Garai
Director of Photography
Kate Reid
Production Designer
Caroline Collinge
Composer
Stuart Earl
Principal cast
Amanda Hale, Honor Kneafsey, Michelle Duncan, Steven Robertson, Martin Savage
Colourist
Jason R Moffat

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Production Status

Production Company

Label Pictures Limited

London
UK
Three Wishes
8 St. John’s Road
Loughton
Essex
IG10 1RZ
Shona Kerr – shona@labelpictures.net
Tel: +44 (0)77 9178 9601

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