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Steps

Synopsis

Steps, by Martin Kiszo and Tim Francis, jumps between the past and the present to tell the tale of three soldiers lost in time on Steep Holm island in the Bristol Channel.

Details

Year
2001
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins
Format
Betacam Sp, Digi Beta
Director
Martin Kiszko (first drama)
Producer
Abigail Davies
Executive Producer
Abigail Davies
Screenwriter
Martin Kiszko, Tim Francis
Director of Photography
Mike Fox
Sound
Mike Lax
Principal cast
Jason Squibb, James Anderson, Owen Oldroyd, Joanne McQuinn, Robert Atiko, Stephen Lewis, Graham Gadd, Ron Moody, Serafina Kiszko, Luka Kiszko

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Wildfire Films

Contact: Martin Kiszko/Lee Cox
The Coach House
7a Richmond Hill Avenue
Clifton
Bristol
UK

T 0117 973843

Sales Company

HTV West

Contact: Abigail Davies
The TV Centre
Bristol
BS4 3HG
UK

T 0117 972 2209

davies@htv-west.com.uk

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