Project Detail

Something To Make You Sing

Synopsis

A man is drawn into a world where he witnesses machines which appear to make people sing; starting out as a passive observer he becomes a more active participant until, ultimately, he too is placed within a machine to sing.

Details

Year
2000
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
14 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Tim Rolt
Producer
Rodney Wilson, Peter Maniura
Editor
Jamie Crookston
Director of Photography
Jonathan Collinson
Sound
Adam Peacock
Composer
John Woolrich
Principal cast
Metin Marlow, Joseph Leick
Executive Screen Writer
Tim Rolt

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Production Status

Production Company

Rapid Eye Movies Contact: Tim Rolt 13 Hague Street London E2 6HN T +44 (0)20 7613 0010 F +44 (0)20 7613 3997

Sales Company

Independent Prods BBC Music & Arts Room E168 East Tower TV Centre Wood Lane London W12 7RS T +44 (0)20 8576 9966 F +44 (0)20 8895 6372

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