Project Detail

The Illiterate

John Stewardson

Synopsis

Set in the mid-1970s The Illiterate is the story of Fidel, a young boy growing up in a hippy commune who suffers from acute dyslexia. Alienated from school and his abusive teachers Fidel retreats into his own dark and violent fantasy world. Only when a woman living in the commune takes on the job of teaching him to read does Fidel's life begin to change and a whole new world of possibilities begin to open up.

Details

Year: 2006
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 17 mins
Format: Super 16mm
Director: Orson Nava
Producer: National Film and Television School
Editor: Helle Le Fevre
Screenwriter: Orson Nava
Director of Photography: Rob Hardy, Anne Marie Lean-Vercoe
Sound: Dave Sohanpal, Clin Crocket, Ian Macbeth, Markus Moll
Music: Dave O' Brien
Principal cast: Joslyn Whiteman, Maimie McCoy, Michael Charlesworth, Catharine Peachey, Anthony Lennon

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)14 9473 1452

festivals@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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