Project Detail

The 6th Child

Synopsis

Calum is a lonely young man: his parents abandoned him as a child and to make his life even more miserable his girlfriend has broken up with him. In his desperation he decides to search for his family, but he has no idea what impact this will have on the rest of his life.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
24 mins 50 secs
Format
Mini DV
Director
Renate Farkas
Producer
Eva Farkas, Renate Farkas
Editor
Krishna Bala, Adam Ordog
Screenwriter
Renate Farkas - based on Peter Odry Mason's short story
Director of Photography
Krishna Bala
Composer
Fraser Purdie, Thomas Van Oosting
Principal cast
Christopher Hill, Peter Anderson, Gabrielle Anne Barker, Willem Van Heemstra

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Production Company

Twistedhead Creations

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