Spinning Candyfloss
Synopsis
As the story untangles we are introduced to Mel and Colleen, desperate petty thieves who work for Dodge in his nightclub and are forced to stay by an ever-increasing debt to him for living expenses and Colleen's crack habit.
It's not long before they are given an ultimatum: find the money or turn tricks for Dodge. Mel plots their escape. She vows to get enough cash to get away and get Colleen cleaned up. They manage to escape with the club's takings. Hot footed they are pursued by Dodge. Desperate, they make their way to the rooftop where they manage to elude him.
Mel and Colleen are on the run in Margate where they find work on the seafront spinning candyfloss .
It's not long before Colleen's obsession with thieving draws the two back to London. Dodge finally catches up with them on the streets around King's Cross.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of project
- Features
- Running time
- 70 mins
- Format
- Beta SP
- Director
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Anna Pernicci
- Producer
- Nicolas Bloom
- Executive Producer
- Nicolas Bloom
- Editor
- Nigel G Honey
- Screenwriter
- Anna Pernicci
- Director of Photography
- Mark Young
- Principal cast
- Shaka Bunsie, Daz Crawford, Gary Grant, Judith Shekoni, Tiffany Stevenson
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Anna Pernicci
Tortoise Rock FilmsJay Schachter
Mavrick Artists Agency6100 Wilshire Blvd
Ste 550
Los Angeles
CA 90048 USA
T +1 323 931 5555
jay.schachter@mavrickartists.com
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