Project Detail

Shade

Synopsis

Sammy Gilanders is a quiet and sensitive seven-year-old boy, whose simple and uncomplicated life was forever altered when his mother gave birth to baby Susie. On the day of Susie's christening the whole villiage turns out to wish her well and get drunk at the reception. Running away before the service Sammy finds solace in the shade of a large lonely tree behind the church. The tranquility of his shaded haven has a profound effect on Sammy which in a bizarre turn helps Sammy to readjust to the new role of older brother.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 47 secs
Format
35mm, Digi Beta
Director
Dustin Demri-Burns, Matt Pinder
Producer
Stuart Dobbs
Editor
Noel Nelis
Screenwriter
Matt Pinder
Director of Photography
Matt Pinder
Sound
Graham McCormick
Principal cast
Ben Lord, Scott McDougall

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Out And Out Films/Ideal World Films

9/R, 47 Edgehill Road
Glasgow G11 7JB, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)7786 288589

Sales Company

Scottish Screen

2nd Floor
249 West George Street
Glasgow G2 4QE, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)141 302 1756

bryony.mcintyre@scottishscreen.com

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