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The Boy and The Bus

Synopsis

After the death of his mother ten year-old Joe moves to a remote village. It's where she'd wanted to live. Alone with his older father, Joe is silent with grief. When the local bus driver won't wait for him, Joe begins to run.
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Details

Year
2013
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
22 mins 45 secs
Format
16mm
Director
Simon Pitts
Producer
Simon Pitts
Co-Producer
Rocio Cano, Richard Edes
Editor
Matt Chodan
Screenwriter
Rod Arthur
Director of Photography
Christopher Doyle, HKSC
Production Designer
Felicity Good
Sound
Simon Batchelar
Composer
John Elliot
Principal cast
Gregory Floy, James Shaul

Genre

Sport Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Flourishing Pictures

E: sipitts@yahoo.com

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