Project Detail

The Barn

Synopsis

Jake and Adam are chancers who have always survived on their wits. The dilemma that they face is a universal one which few of us ever address. We are mortal. This is what transforms the story from the tragi-comic to the heroic. The through-line of this film is two-fold. First we follow Jake's journey. Second we take the audience on their own journey of discovery.

When people are confined they will attempt to draw the universe into their own space. The barn shifts in size. Sight and sound are perceived differently. The logic of the dialogue is pushed to absurd extremes, to the point where logic itself breaks down.

Details

Year: 2005
Type of project: Features
Running time: 80 mins
Format: DigiBeta
Director: Ruaridh Webster
Producer: Virginia Buckley, Alex Jackson Long
Co-Producer: Virginia Buckley, Alex Jackson Long
Editor: Paddy Payne
Screenwriter: Jake Broder, Adam Long
Director of Photography: Oliver Schofield
Sound: Videosonics
Composer: Tom Smail
Principal cast: Jake Broder, Adam Long, Gerard Kelly, Mel Raido

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Barn Pictures Ltd

41A Darnley Road
London E9 6QH
UK

T+44 (0)7774 280 744

thebarn@blueyonder.co.uk

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