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Speechless

A man in sunglasses praying at a wedding.

Synopsis

A sharp chaotic comedy set at a British-Jamaican wedding in England, where an anxious gay man’s carefully prepared speech is stolen. As dilated eyes, demonic aunties and uncles close in, he discovers that finding his voice sometimes begins with losing the script.

Details

Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 min
Format
Digital
Director
Adrian Gardner, Ryan Walker-Edwards
Producer
George Somner, Ben Bushell, Will Bradbury
Editor
Patrick Walsh
Screenwriter
Ryan Walker-Edwards
Director of Photography
Cal Ola
Production Designer
Isabel Alsina-Reynolds
Sound
Alex Batchelor
Composer
Mali Baden-Powell
Costume
Somwear

Genre

Black Comedy Drama LGBTQIA+

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Post-production

Production Company

Wet Wax Productions

Ben Bushell

13.8 Films

George Somner

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