Project Detail

The Fortune-Telling Doll

Name: The Fortune-Telling Doll
Director: MKL Lau
Genre: Experimental, Asian
Released: 2005
Duration: 14 mins

Haris Artemis

Synopsis

Office-worker Bob thinks he's dreaming when a doll starts talking to him, until it helps him to find a girlfriend. But the doll won't stop talking, and keeps Bob awake each night. When he tries to end the relationship, the doll uses its powers to take revenge.

Details

Year: 2005
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 14 mins
Format: Digital Betacam, BetaCam SP, HDD5
Director: MKL Lau
Producer: Sanjay Maraj
Editor: John Kelly
Screenwriter: MKL Lau
Director of Photography: Maxwell Hodgetts
Sound: Milos Momcilovic
Principal cast: Anton Saunders, Katrine Bach

Genre

Experimental Asian

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

21st February Films

32 Percy Street
London W1T 2DE
UK

sanjay.maraj@gmail.com

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