Project Detail

Sonny and Petrulia

Synopsis

Petrulia, an elderly woman lays down across some railroad tracks to kill herself. She doesn't know that that particular stretch of track has been shut down. Sonny, a young man comes along on a pump trolley. He almost runs her over, but manages to stop just in time. This is the beginning of a strange little relationship between the two. They end up pumping away together, headed for the next station.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins, 4 secs
Format
Digi Beta, Beta SP
Director
Karl Kristian Meidell
Producer
Ninon Onarheim, Eiving Natvig
Co-Producer
Ninon Onarheim, Eiving Natvig
Editor
Kristoffer Archetti
Screenwriter
Kieron Hawkes
Sound
Silje Camilla Vesterdal
Composer
Kjetil Schjander-Larsen
Principal cast
Mona Hofland, Thomas Bye

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

The London Film School

24 Shelton Street
London WC2H 9UB
UK

T +44 (0)20 7836 9642 / +44 (0)20 7240 0161

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