Project Detail

The Grin

Synopsis

'Come and get yer grins - one pound each, three for a fiver. Come on, it's Christmas, we all wanna be smiling at Christmas'. A black comedy about consumerism.

Details

Year: 2003
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 7 mins
Format: Beta SP
Director: Annie Watson
Editor: Annie Watson
Screenwriter: Annie Watson, Stephen Scott
Director of Photography: Robbie Ryan
Sound: Steven Wilson
Principal cast: Mark Hudson, Stephen Scott

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Annie Watson

224a Abbeydale Road
Netheredge, Sheffield S7 1FL
UK

T +44 (0)114 2215 159 / +44 (0)7812 931 052

anniemyfanwy@hotmail.com

Sales Company

SFB/Short Film Bureau

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