Project Detail

The Key to Life Itself

Synopsis

Billy has achieved nothing in his lifetime, and that's the way he likes it. He wastes his days away in a small castle with his tyrannical ex-superhero father Archie. Against all the odds, Billy is given The Key to Life Itself and suddenly his simple life changes beyond all recognition.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
9 mins
Format
35mm Kodak
Director
Stefan Gates
Producer
Sam Gates, Eric Gates
Editor
Saskia Simpson
Director of Photography
Sam Montague
Sound
Hugh Graham
Composer
Chris Whitten, Alex Heffes
Principal cast
Jim Carter, Catherine McCormack, Matthew Ashforde
Executive Screen Writer
Stefan Gates

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Production Status

Production Company

Grasshopper Films Contact: Clare Spencer 3rd Floor 14 Bacon Street London E1 Tel: 020 7739 7154 stefan@smashingTV.com www.smashingTV.com

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