Project Detail

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

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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