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Swan Song

Synopsis

A man on a mission meets delays from a militant lollipop man, a boy on a scooter and a zimmerframe-toting pensioner before a waterside showdown and a date with destiny, tutus and Tchaikovsky.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 30 seconds
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Nicholas Bone
Producer
Paul Welsh, Caroline Cooper Charles, Alex Usborne
Co-Producer
Paul Welsh, Caroline Cooper Charles, Alex Usborne
Editor
Steven Love, Blair Young
Screenwriter
Joern Utkilen
Director of Photography
Balazs Bolygo
Sound
John Cobban
Composer
Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Principal cast
Kevin J Kelly, Mary McCusker, Jack Martin, Louise Ironside, Tom Freeman

Genre

Music Scottish Comedy Dance

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Magnetic North

18 Brandon Terrace
Edinburgh EH3 5DZ, Scotland

T +44 (0)131 556 3299

mail@magneticnorth.org.uk

Sales Company

GMAC

34 Albion Street
Glasgow G1 1LH, Scotland

T +44 (0)141 553 2620

paul@digicult.co.uk

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