Project Detail

The Future Lasts a Long Time

Synopsis

A stolen video, some money and a restless craving, Jimmy and May escape the city in search of drugs, only to find themselves reluctantly involved in the death of a friend. The Future Lasts a Long Time is a British road movie that takes us on a dream like journey from the inner city to the widescreen landscape of the fens - a kind of anthem for doomed youth in the '90s and a homage to Terence Malick.

Details

Year
1998
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
35mm
Director
David Jackson
Producer
Dominic Earnes
Director of Photography
Alex Melman
Principal cast
Hans Matheson, Sienna Guillory, Samantha Morton and Nick Moran
Screen Writer
David Jackson

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Production Status

Production Company

Tapson Steel Films 24 Hanway Street, London W1P 9DD Tel: 020 7636 0033 Fax: 020 7636 0043

Sales Company

BFI Films 21 Stephen Street, London W1P 2LN Tel: 020 7255 1444 Fax: 020 7580 5830 E Mail: andrea.klein@bfi.org.uk

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