Project Detail

Small Pond

Synopsis

Rat lives life like his namesake, doing whatever it takes to survive. Drug dealing, mugging, stealing are all parts of everyday life to Rat but when he steals a briefcase from a well dressed stranger he realises that there are worse things stalking the city than him, much worse.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
HDV
Director
Matt Compton
Producer
Matt Compton, Renee Foulger
Editor
Matt Compton
Screenwriter
Matt Compton
Director of Photography
Harry Clegg, Hugh Macdonald
Sound
KC Thiruchelvam
Composer
Andy Stuteley
Principal cast
Karl Best, Adrian Annis, Alexia Angelis, Niall Moody, Martin Doolan
1st AD
Renee Foulger
Production Assistants
Dominic Bond, Maristella Farina
Make Up/FX
Anna Sternik

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

OTTfilms

Nefarious Films

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