Project Detail

Sleepyhead

Synopsis

In this dark comedy, sixth-former Rae is chronically ill and stuck at home with her glorious imagination and seething rage for company.
Official Selection Superfest Disability Film Festival 2024

Details

Year
2024
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 min 10 sec
Director
Milly Garnier
Producer
Millie Marsh
Executive Producer
Jon Wardle, Bex Hopkins, Hannah Scott
Editor
Tamsin Jeffrey
Screenwriter
Charlotte Paradise
Director of Photography
Jenni Suitiala
Production Designer
Eve Finnie
Composer
Hannah Barnett
Principal cast
Olivia Marcus, Debbie Chazen, Campbell Wallace, Joséphine-Fransilja Brookman, Lou Lou Aherne, Jane Ajia

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

NFTS (The National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

Sales Company

NFTS (The National Film and Television School)

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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