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The Accident

Synopsis

A childhood memory is presented in a number of ways to reveal the story of an uncle's unfinished task.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins
Format
Digibeta
Director
Sara Nesteruk
Producer
Nicola Black
Editor
Tony Fish
Screenwriter
Sara Nesteruk
Sound
Nick Loe
Composer
John Greswell, Chris Taylor
Principal cast
Sarah Baxendale
Animation
Sara Nesteruk, Meghana Bisineer and Cath Elliott
Compositing
Joe Phillips
Script Consultant
Andrea Lioy

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Blackwatch Productions

sara@saranesteruk.co.uk

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