Project Detail

Sleeper

Synopsis

Twenty years is a long time to wait for an instruction. John's chosen life and place in his adopted community is threatened with the arrival of Sean and a call to duty. He has to decide between loyalty to his past or his present. Either way he has no safe future.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 mins 30 mins
Format
DigiBeta, Beta SP
Director
David Begg
Producer
David Hayman, Mary McMurray
Editor
Mark Eckersley
Screenwriter
David Begg
Director of Photography
Grant Scott Cameron
Sound
Neil Herd, Graeme Aldous
Composer
Neil Herd
Principal cast
David Hayman, Derek Riddell, George Pensotti

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sleeper Productions

34 Evelyn Denington Court, Sutton Estate, Upper Street
London N1 1UQ
UK

T+44 (0)20 7226 4686

sleeperproductions@hotmail.com

Sales Company

SFB/Short Film Bureau

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