The Balloon
Synopsis
This modern day silent film follows him through one day - from being thrown out by his girlfriend, meeting the magical Balloon man, being chased by two slapstick thugs, to finding happiness with Iris in a roomful of balloons.
Details
- Year
- 1999
- Type of project
- Shorts
- Running time
- 11 mins
- Format
- 16mm
- Director
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Tom Whitemore
- Producer
- Sharon Gold
- Executive Producer
- Sharon Gold
- Director of Photography
- Paul Englefield
- Principal cast
- Ben Crompton, Caroline Carver
- Film Stock
- Kodak
- Screen Writers
- Tom Whitemore, Thomas Dalton
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Tom Tom Productions
Flat 1F2, 12 Lonsdale TerraceEdinburgh EH3 9HN
UK
T +44 0131 228 6100
tom@tomtom.demon.ac.uk
Sales Company
The Short Film Bureau Ltd
4th Floor74 Newman Street
London W1T 3EL
UK
T +44 (0)20 7636 2400
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