Project Detail

The Bigger Picture

Synopsis

'You want to put her in a home; you tell her; tell her now!' hisses one brother to the other. But Mother won't go, and their own lives quickly unravel as she clings to life. Director Daisy Jacobs uses two-metre-high painted characters in full-size sets to tell the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly relative.

Details

Year: 2014
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 8 mins
Director: Daisy Jacobs
Producer: Chris Hees
Editor: Vera Simmonds
Screenwriter: Daisy Jacobs, Jennifer Majka
Director of Photography: Max Williams
Production Designer: Elo Soode
Sound: Jonas Jensen
Composer: Huw Bunford
Principal cast: Alisdair Simpson, Anne Cunningham, Christopher Nightingale
Stop Motion Animation: Chris Wilder; VFX / SFX Supervisor: Ross Allen; Online Editor & Colour Grader: Ross Allen

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
T: +44 (0)1494 671234
E: info@nfts.co.uk

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
T: +44 (0)1494 671234
E: info@nfts.co.uk

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