Project Detail

Skateboards and Spandex

Synopsis

A bullied teenage schoolboy teams up with two misfits to defeat the bully and win a girls heart in a classic tale of overcoming the monster. 'Napoleon Dynamite' meets 'The Goonies', in an 80s kid's comedy with a 21st century twist.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins
Format
4K Digital
Director
Mustapha Kseibati
Producer
Marc Boothe
Executive Producer
Marc Boothe
Editor
Max Windows
Screenwriter
Mustapha Kseibati
Director of Photography
Christopher Sabogal
Production Designer
P J W Culpepper
Sound
Max Devere, Ben Carr at Art4Noise
Composer
Andy Saxton, Advent Music, Boris Hermann, Beezwax Productions, Amrick Panesar, Ben Kohn, Tom Barnes, Peter Kelleher, TMS Productions
Principal cast
Mohammed Mansaray, Brandon Robinson, Jaipal Babraa, Max Williams, Charlie Preston

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

B3 Media

3b Electric Avenue
London
SW9 8JY
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7274 2121
Fax: +44 (0)20 7274 2222

Sales Company

B3 Media

3b Electric Avenue
London
SW9 8JY
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7274 2121
Fax: +44 (0)20 7274 2222

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