Project Detail

Stained

Synopsis

Inspired by author Ronnie Thompson's time served as a prison officer, Stained follows Jamie, a screw struggling to switch off and leave his personal life at the gate, as Truman, a heinous convict, climbs inside his troubled mind.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins 51 secs
Format
4K Digital
Director
Lewis Arnold
Producer
Dan Lawson, Jude Goldrei
Co-Producer
Dan Lawson, Jude Goldrei
Editor
Lewis Arnold, Nat Higginbottom
Screenwriter
Ronnie Thompson, Colin Butts
Director of Photography
Graeme Dunn
Production Designer
Mark Hopton
Sound
Tom Deane
Principal cast
Ricci Harnett, Craig Conway, Frank Harper

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Issue Seven

Flat 24
Harpenmead Point
Granville Road
Golders Green
London NW2 2LL
UK

T +44 (0) 784 1616 350

tom@issueseven.co.uk

Sales Company

Dan Lawson

Screen WM
9 Regent Place
Birmingham B1 3NJ
UK

T +44(0) 121 265 7120

dan.lawson@screenwm.co.uk

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