Project Detail

The 140 Second Mystery

Synopsis

A surreal and dark comedic approach to the stock television detective drama which distills it down from standard 48 hours solve the crime to 140 seconds.

Can they solve the strange murder before their time runs out?

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
2 mins 20 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Benjamin Everingham
Producer
Jonathan Mcdermott
Co-Producer
Jennifer Tan
Executive Producer
Helen Dines
Editor
Benjamin Everingham
Screenwriter
Benjamin Everingham
Director of Photography
Elizabeth Moffatt
Principal cast
Jennifer Pick, Jonathan Mcdermott, Jennifer Tan, Oscar Pettersson, Michael Sutton
Makeup & Hair
Karen Lewis
Stills Photography
Michael Sutton

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Untold Films www.untoldfilms.com

Sales Company

Untold Films www.untoldfilms.com

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