The Beholder
Synopsis
Will a world famous actress refuse to go on stage for opening night of a West End play when she finds out that an infamous man - a criminal- is in the audience and is one of the major funders of the production?
Follow the creative team and her understudy as they count down to curtain up in this sharp satire which leaves the audience asking "Should she?"; "Shouldn't she?"; "Would you?".
Details
- Year
- 2025
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 13 min 37 sec
- Format
- 4K HD
- Director
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Priyanga Burford
- Producer
- Maria Austin, Priyanga Burford
- Executive Producer
- Paula Hawkins, Erica Wax
- Editor
- Jeanna Mortimer
- Screenwriter
- Priyanga Burford
- Director of Photography
- Aaron Adrian Rogers
- Production Designer
- Soraya Gilanni Viljoen
- Sound
- Denise Yarde, Sam Mason
- Principal cast
- Ronke Adekoluejo, Anastasia Hille, Rebekah Murrell, Maria Austin, Peter Forbes
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Priyanga Burford
The Studio16a Spencer Hill
Wimbledon
SW19 4NY
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