The Backseat
Synopsis
A sensitive look at those in the community who are vulnerable and marginalised. Highlighting that their lives, like those of all of us, are essentially the result of many factors beyond our control rather than any personal action.
Details
- Year
- 2016
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 17 mins
- Format
- RED
- Director
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Miranda Howard-Williams
- Producer
- Adam Gregory Smith
- Executive Producer
- Jennifer Granville, Amanda White
- Editor
- Andy Hague
- Screenwriter
- Teresa Burns
- Director of Photography
- Phil Moreton
- Production Designer
- Sophie Louise Robinson
- Sound
- Sam Masters, David Sohanpa
- Composer
- Shay D
- Principal cast
- Kate Lassman Long
- Associate Producers
- Megan Jones, Jonathan Way
Genre
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Production Status
Production Company
Sales Company
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