Project Detail

The Football Monologues

Name: The Football Monologues
Director: Greg Cruttwell
Genre: Sport, Drama
Released: 2020
Duration: 94 mins

Synopsis

THE FOOTBALL MONOLOGUES is an absorbing, funny and poignant look at life across the playing fields and terraces. Writer, producer and director Greg Cruttwell's film tells the stories of seven different people living in and around the beautiful game. Amongst our subjects are Kimberly (Emma Amos), a straight-talking, no-nonsense businesswoman; experienced referee Colin (Mark Hadfield), a man in his late 50's and a stickler for the rules and Mark (Samuel Anderson), a professional player who should be in his prime but is feeling the pressure. Each of our subjects talks intimately to the camera, unveiling their innermost hopes and fears and one by one they touch on themes central to us all: the fragility of our mental selves, the failings of our bodies, the complexities of our relationships and ambitions and our need to connect.

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Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Features
Running time: 94 mins
Format: Digital
Director: Greg Cruttwell
Producer: Greg Cruttwell
Executive Producer: Rachel Hart
Editor: Nathan Webber
Screenwriter: Greg Cruttwell
Director of Photography: Nathan Webber
Production Designer: Greg Cruttwell
Sound: Malcolm Cromie
Composer: Giacomo Puccini, Phil Jewson, Paul Cartledge
Principal cast: Emma Amos, Samuel Anderson, Stephen Boxer, Brian Bovell, Siobhan Bevan, Mark Hadfield, Candida Gubbins
Post Production Supervisor: Liam Thompson
Make Up for Emma Amos & Mark Hadfield: Jean Carlos De Blas
Casting Director: Laura Scott
Colorist: Stef Parry
Sound Editor: George Castle
Production Runner: Ruby Lee

Genre

Sport Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

PARK THE BUS LTD

32 The Gardens
London SE22 9QF

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Sales Company

Tull Stories

81 Sidney Grove
Newcastle upon Tyne NE4 5PE

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