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Shiney

Synopsis

Two creative but impressionable kids hatch a plan to purchase their first packet of cigarettes, whilst clinging on to their prized possession; an impossible-to-get shiny gold football sticker.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min
Format
hd
Director
Paul Holbrook
Producer
Camilla Stoppani
Executive Producer
Alice Cabanas
Editor
Tom Kelpie
Screenwriter
Paul Holbrook, Graeme Willetts
Director of Photography
James Oldham
Production Designer
Jim Brown
Sound
Owen Shirley
Composer
Ben Kwasi-Burrell
Principal cast
Katie Francis, Caleb Stephens, Bruce Jones, Toby Wright

Genre

Children’s Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Paul Holbrook

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