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The Allotment

Synopsis

The Allotment tells the story of a friendship between an old man who tends a plot of land and a girl. It deals with urbanisation, the march of time, life, death and renewal.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 20 secs
Format
35 mm, DigiBeta
Director
Dan Williams
Producer
Niki Gibbs, Jayne Bevitt
Editor
Taylor Grant
Screenwriter
Dan Williams, Tom Carlin
Sound
Steve Hall, Taylor Grant
Composer
Steve Hall

Categories

Fiction Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Blue Sunflower

T+44 (0)20 7490 2990

www.bluesunflower.com

Sales Company

Dan Williams

38 Osbourne Road
London N4 3SD
UK

T+44 (0)7980 308470

big.orange@virgin.net

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