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Solstice

Synopsis

In the wake of an horrific accident a year previously, a man revisits his hometown to speak to the driver that killed his girlfriend. However, it soon becomes clear that things in the town are not how our man remembers.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins
Format
MiniDV
Director
Ben Williams
Producer
Anna Anderson
Editor
Alan Tang
Screenwriter
Alan Tang
Director of Photography
Kevin Magee, Pete Wallington
Sound
KC Thiruchelvam, Ben Horton
Principal cast
Christopher Hatherall, Izabella Urbanowicz, Alexia Angelis, Maggie Turner, Janek Urbanowicz
Production Assistant
Malcolm Ong, Del Fowler

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

OTTfilms

info@ottfilms.co.uk

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