Talking with Angels
Synopsis
Alan takes upon himself the responsibility for holding his family together. He negotiates the two worlds his family inhabit: his mother's vivid inner world occupied by demons and angels, and the stark reality of everyday life haunted by poverty and the ever-present threat of the social services splitting up his family.
To others Alan's family is a world of 'spazos', of madness, neglect, and eccentricity - a dysfunctional family. To Alan, it is his family.
Details
- Year
- 2004
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 18 mins
- Format
- 35mm
- Director
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Yousaf Ali Khan
- Producer
- Janey De Nordwall, Michael Knowles
- Editor
- Nick Fenton
- Screenwriter
- Yousaf Ali Khan
- Director of Photography
- David Katznelson
- Sound
- Martin Folkes
- Composer
- Andy Cowton
- Principal cast
- Tracey Kearney, Stephen Buckley
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Silver Films in association with Northern Films
International Media CentreAdelphi House
Salford M3 6EN
UK
T+44 (0)161 295 6209
m.knowles1@ntlworld.com
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