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The Happiness Thief

Synopsis

A miserable girl curses her younger brother for being so happy. Little did she know that her curse would summon a grotesque figure who, in the darkness of night, would steal the boy's happiness. Ridden with guilt, the girl chases the thief over rooftops to try and get it back.

Details

Year
2005
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
13 min, 30 secs
Format
Digi Beta, 35mm
Director
Derek Boyes
Producer
Matthew king
Editor
Ben Putland
Screenwriter
William Thomas
Director of Photography
Vladmir Trivic
Sound
Miha Jaramaz
Music
Richard Chester
Principal cast
Chloe Smyth, Tom Brooke, Beans Balawi

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Mathew King

c/o Laura Lamson
Flat 2, Prince of Wales Mansions
Prince of Wales Drive
London SW11 4HB
UK

T+44 (0)7961 145 871

mattkingis@hotmail.com

Sales Company

National Film & Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
Bucks HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)1494 671 234

rjenkins@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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