Project Detail

Spitting Distance

Synopsis

A black comedy about duty, self-sacrifice, and regurgitation - a young man is torn between the conflicting demands of his phlegmatic grandfather and his pub obsessed girlfriend.

Details

Year
1999
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
18 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Brian Ross
Producer
Dan MacRae
Executive Producer
Dan MacRae
Director of Photography
Alan Stewart
Principal cast
Tom Bell, Paul Blair, Jenny Ryan
Film Stock
Kodak Screen Writer: Brian Ross

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Canny Films & Edinburgh Film Productions Edinburgh Film Studios, Nine Mile Burn, Midlothian EH26 9LT

Sales Company

Scottish Screen 74 Victoria Crescent Road, Glasgow G12 9JN Tel: 0141 302 1700 Fax: 0141 302 1711

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