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The Girl in the Red Dress

Synopsis

Gaynor and Rory have been together for three years. Rory is about to end the relationship and Gaynor knows it. He has been seeing someone else.

Details

Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
13 mins
Format
35mm, Kodak
Director
Aletta Collins
Producer
John Burridge
Executive Producer
John Burridge
Editor
George Akers
Screenwriter
Jill Parker
Director of Photography
Gavin Struthers
Sound
Joe Walters (original), Richard Street (dubbing mixer)
Principal cast
Shirley Henderson, Charlie Condou, Jenny Eclair

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Cacti Films Ltd

40A Stanlake Road
London W12 7HL
UK

T/F +44 (0)20 8354 0289

office@cactifilms.freeserve.co.uk

Sales Company

Britshorts

25 Beak Street
London W1F 9RT
UK

T+44 (0)20 7734 2277

hugh@britshorts.com

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