Project Detail

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
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

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Production Status

Production Company

Magnetic North

18 Brandon Terrace
Edinburgh EH3 5DZ, Scotland

T +44 (0)131 556 3299

Sales Company

GMAC

34 Albion Street
Glasgow G1 1LH, Scotland

T +44 (0)141 553 2620

paul@digicult.co.uk

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