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Shotting

Synopsis

A mid-teen, middle-class North London kid. Bored at school, he’s dealing weed (‘shotting’) to his friends. Like you do. But today, his mum discovers his gear and taking refuge at his dealer’s house, things start to get weird.

Shotting won the Short but Sweet screenwriting competition for under 19s.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 57 secs
Format
Digi Beta
Director
Nicci Crowther
Producer
Nicci Crowther
Editor
Steve Blackwell
Screenwriter
David Segal Hamilton
Director of Photography
Will Pugh
Production Designer
Catti Calthrop
Sound
Tamara Rawlingson Plant
Principal cast
Patrick Moore Jones, Mary Conlon

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Squeeze Productions Ltd

115 Chetwynd Road
London NW5 1DA
UK

T +44 (0)20 7485 8467

info@squeezeproductions.com

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