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Small Gifts

Synopsis

A young boy is isolated by grief, and his father isn't coping. He seeks solace in his memories, and finds comfort from a strange woman he meets by chance in the park.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
HD
Director
Brady Hood
Producer
Joe Wright
Co-Producer
Joe Wright
Editor
James Page
Screenwriter
Ronnie Mackintosh
Director of Photography
Ewan Mulligan
Production Designer
Andrew Gold
Sound
Peter Tainty, Paul Darling
Composer
Maryann, Micheal Tedstone
Principal cast
Harry Soper, Nick Bagnall, Shaheen Khan

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Explosive Studios

788-790 Finchley Road
London NW11 7TJ
UK

T +44 (0)843 289 6473

info@explosivestudios.net

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