Project Detail

The Corner Shop

Synopsis

'The Corner Shop, part of the British landscape for more than forty years, is in steep decline'.

A film crew spend a day documenting an episode in the life of an ageing Asian shopkeeper. As the day unfolds, something is revealed, which may hold the key as to why 'The Corner Shop' is fast approaching its imminent end.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
DigiBeta, Beta SP
Director
Zak Hanif
Producer
Caroline Cooper Charles, Paul Welsh
Co-Producer
Caroline Cooper Charles, Paul Welsh
Editor
Lewis Gourlay
Screenwriter
Zak Hanif
Director of Photography
Steven Mochrie
Production Designer
Nicolle Stafford
Sound
John Cobban
Composer
Anders Sodergren
Principal cast
Renu Setna, Professor David McEvoy, John Paul Hurley, Vicki Liddelle

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Glasgow Media Access Centre

3rd Floor, 34 Albion Street
Glasgow G1 1LH, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)14 1553 2620

karenohare@btconnect.com

Sales Company

Glasgow Media Access Centre

3rd Floor, 34 Albion Street
Glasgow G1 1LH, Scotland
UK

T+44 (0)14 1553 2620

karenohare@btconnect.com

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