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The Fiver

Synopsis

Two bellboys await payday. One receives a £5 tip, with which he buys cigarettes. The banknote is passed on to a man who uses it for a lapdance. The dancer passes it to her daughter for an ice-cream. As the vendor rushes away it blows through his window, being caught by the second bellboy.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
Digi Beta
Director
Ben White
Producer
Darren King, Ben White
Editor
Darren King
Screenwriter
Ben White
Director of Photography
Ed Tracy
Sound
Darren King
Composer
Vincent Tracy
Principal cast
Steel Wallis, Matt Cross

Genre

Comedy Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Kingwhite Pictures

28 North Gainsborough Studios
Poole Street
Islington
London N1 5EB
UK

T+44 (0)7880 540177

benino76@hotmail.com

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