Project Detail

Silent Things

Charlotte Hadden

Synopsis

An autistic man and woman's friendship becomes tested when an impulsive 15 year old girl comes between them.

Details

Year: 2010
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 12 mins 14 secs
Format: HD
Director: Rob Brown
Producer: Sarah Jane Meredith, Julia Caithness
Editor: David Wigram
Screenwriter: Rob Brown, Edward Jackson
Director of Photography: Justin Brown
Production Designer: Scarlet Oliver
Sound: John Bowen
Music: John Bowen
Principal cast: Andrew Scott, Antonia Campbell-Hughes, Georgia Groome

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

White Lantern Film

Burlington House
St. Peters Road
Bournemouth BH1 2HZ
UK

T +44 (0)1202 853 707

adam.merrifield@whitelantern.co.uk

Visit Website

www.whitelantern.co.uk

Sales Company

Shorts International

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