Project Detail

Subterfugue

Synopsis

Subterfugue is an exiting and innovative piece of work which tells the story of a mother and daughter who have been separated at birth and cross paths by chance on the London Underground. The moment of their encounter provokes a flash of memory in both women who revisit a dream they both had where their alternate fates unite in the ebb and flow of the city.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Richard Johnson
Producer
Kitty North, Patrick Garrett
Editor
James Canty
Director of Photography
Damian Bromley
Sound
Arlen Figgis
Composer
Arlen Figgis
Principal cast
Jan De Villeneuve, Kate Orr
Executive Screen Writer
Christophe Warrack

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Production Status

Production Company

Tempo Productions Limited 51 Archel Road London W14 9QS Tel: 0976 383 730 Fax: 020 7381 1892 tempestpm@hotmail.com

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