Project Detail

Starfish

Synopsis

When Tom puts his small daughter to bed one chilly December evening, he has everything a man could want – a beautiful wife and a second baby on the way to complete their perfect family. By the next morning, all is in jeopardy as Tom succumbs to a devastating illness.
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2016 - World premiere

Details

Year
2016
Type of project
Features
Running time
98 mins
Format
Digital
Director
Bill Clark
Producer
Pippa Cross, Mel Paton, Ros Hubbard
Executive Producer
Claire Best, Joanne Froggatt, Julian Gleek, Debbie Gray, Phil Hunt, Peter Lang, Robert Little, Diana Phillips, Compton Ross
Editor
Carmela Iandoli
Screenwriter
Bill Clark
Director of Photography
Clive Norman
Production Designer
David Bryan
Sound
Craig Barlow
Composer
Paul Saunderson
Principal cast
Joanne Froggatt, Tom Riley, Phoebe Nicholls, Michele Dotrice
Associate Producer
Sam Tipper-Hale

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

A CrossDay Productions, Origami Films, Genesius Pictures, What's The Story?, Unlimited Pictures production

Sales Company

The Little Film Company

3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd
#807
Studio City
CA 91604
USA

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