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Telling Lies

Synopsis

The morning after the night before, a rapid spiral of increasingly disastrous telephone conversations chart the certain ruin of young Phil's day as he attempts to fib his way out of one scrape after another.
 

Details

Year
2001
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
4 mins 20 secs
Format
Betacam Sp
Director
Simon Ellis
Producer
Jane Hooks
Editor
Simon Ellis
Screenwriter
Simon Ellis
Sound
Simon Ellis/Stephen Johnson
Principal cast
Tim Cunningham, Sarah Tutt, Juliet Jones, Shaun Mechen, Penn Linfield

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Simon Ellis

Sales Company

Simon Ellis

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