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Synopsis

An immigrant resorts to desperate measures while living in London, in a bid to convince his family back home that he is living the rich life they expect of him.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
HiDef
Director
Omelihu Nwanguma, Adam Hutchings
Producer
Erinma Ochu, B3 Media
Co-Producer
Erinma Ochu, B3 Media
Editor
Lois Bygrave
Screenwriter
Omelihu Nwanguma, Adam Hutchings
Director of Photography
Marcus Domleo
Sound
Simon Gillman
Composer
Atif Choudhury, Paul Tonga
Principal cast
Joseph Sadipe, Stuart Rose, Rod Silvers, Sal Ozbay

Genre

Black Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Tractor Films

13a Boundary Street
London E2 7JE
UK

T+44 (0)20 7033 2818

info@tractorfilms.co.uk

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