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Stagefright

Synopsis

A former dog juggling star of the music hall, made obsolete by the coming of cinema, has to face up to change and move on. In his way stands Arnold Hew, the talentless and manipulative star of the silver screen who has stolen his act and destroyed his confidence. Told in flash-back, the film charts the degradation of the dog juggler by the callous Hew and builds up to the night of their final confrontation on the stage of a crumbling music hall...

Details

Year
1998
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11mins
Format
35mm
Director
Steve Box
Producer
Helen Nabarro and Michael Rose
Director of Photography
Tristan Oliver
Screen Writer
Steve Box Voices: Graham Fellows

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Aardman Animations Gas Ferry Road, Bristol BS1 6UN Tel: 0117 9848485 Fax: 0117 9848486

Sales Company

Celluloid Dreams 24 rue Lamartine, Paris 75009 Tel: 1 49 70 03 70 Fax: 1 49 70 03 71

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