Showreel
Synopsis
When Alex lands a part in a stage play about a film-maker turned serial-killer Alex’s life takes an unexpected turn. Strange and violent things happen to him…but the ‘documentary’ is starting to look good.
By the time he realises that this is all too much to be random it is too late for Alex to escape his close-up.
Details
- Year
- 2009
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 90 mins
- Format
- RED
- Director
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Ross Birkbeck 1st Feature
- Producer
- Shaheen Schleifer
- Executive Producer
- Yasmin Akhtar
- Editor
- Ross Birkbeck
- Screenwriter
- Ross Birkbeck, Andrew Shepherd
- Director of Photography
- Chris Jones
- Production Designer
- Philippa Culpepper
- Sound
- Daniel Owen
- Composer
- Tom Kane
- Principal cast
- Jonathan Broke, Patrick Ryecart, Jeany Spark, Matthew Kelly, Andrew Shepherd, Sarah Stone
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Inbex Random
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