Project Detail

Stanley Pickle

Synopsis

Stanley never goes outside. He likes to play with his clockwork toys and every night his mother kisses him goodnight.

Stanley is twenty.

The trouble is that Stanley thinks this is all quite normal, until an encounter with a mysterious girl turns his world upside down.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 20 secs
Format
HD
Director
Vicky Mather
Producer
Justine Watson
Editor
James Griffiths
Screenwriter
Orhan Boztas
Director of Photography
John Lee
Production Designer
Luke Hull
Sound
Dario Swade
Composer
Jean-Marc Petsas
Principal cast
Drew Caiden, Haruka Abe, Gareth Brierley, Nadia Morgan

Production Status

Production Company

Hemant Sharda

National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks
HP9 ILG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 452
Fax: +44 (0)1494 678 583

Sales Company

Hemant Sharda

National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks
HP9 ILG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1494 731 452
Fax: +44 (0)1494 678 583

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