Project Detail

The Boy Who Wanted To Be A Lion

Synopsis

Max is a seven year old deaf boy growing up in the 1960s. One day he goes on a school trip to the zoo, where he sees a lion for the first time. A feeling begins to grow inside him that will change his life forever.

Details

Year
2010
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
8 mins 25 secs
Format
HDCAM
Director
Alois Di Leo
Producer
Polly Stokes
Editor
Esben B W Askgaard
Screenwriter
Jérémie Dubois
Director of Photography
Benoit Soler
Production Designer
Sophie Neil
Sound
Luis Fernández Garcia
Composer
Paul Pringle
Principal cast
Harry Boyd-Walker, Naomi Frederick, Tristan Sturrock

Production Status

Production Company

Polly Stokes

T +44 (0)7967 821 672

pollystokes@gmail.com

Sales Company

Hemant Sharda

Festivals Office
National Film and Television School
Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 ILG
UK

T +44 (0)1494 731 452

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