Project Detail

Stung

Chris Hooper

Synopsis

Across one lazy afternoon an ageing beekeeper sifts through 50-year-old memories of spiteful outbursts and awkward social exchanges, recounting her deepening relationship with the honeybees at the bottom of her garden. As her reminiscences progress, she pieces together a journey from garden saboteur to tranquil and reclusive misanthrope. A vision of England that is provincial, sexually charged and potty-mouthed.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 mins 50 secs
Format: S16, 16mm
Director: Chris Hooper
Producer: Katie Russell, Fiona Penny
Co-Producer: Katie Russell, Fiona Penny
Editor: Chris Hooper
Screenwriter: Chris Hooper
Director of Photography: Basil Smith
Sound: Wesley Van de Vyver
Composer: Sam Kirk
Principal cast: Jennifer Thorne, Chloe Samson, Sarah Norton, Oli Seadon

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Canterbury Christ Church University

North Holmes Road
Canterbury
Kent CT1 1QU
UK

T +44 (0)12 2778 2785

www.canterbury.ac.uk

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