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Sudden Light

Synopsis

As her dad lies dying in hospital, Mia (16) takes sister Squeeze (12) to walk the dog in the fields by their home. Out there, the landscape shifts around them, they become separated and Mia comes across a strange man, lurking at the edge of a dark wood.
Official Selection Cannes Film Festival 2020 - Short Film Competition

Details

Year
2019
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
14 min 54 sec
Director
Sophie Littman
Producer
Tom Wood
Executive Producer
Rachel Robey, Alastair Clark, Charlie Kay, Steffan Allesch-Taylor
Editor
Paco Sweetman, Robbie Gibbon
Screenwriter
Sophie Littman
Director of Photography
Nick Morris
Production Designer
Kat Black
Sound
Adam Laschinger (sound recordist), Tom Jenkins (sound designer)
Composer
Tim Morrish
Principal cast
Esmé Creed-Miles, Millie Ashford, Sam Spruell
Co-Executive Producer
Charlie Kay

Genre

Horror Woman Director Drama Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Wellington Films Limited

Broadway Media Centre
14-18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

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