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The Knickerman

Synopsis

A sleepy village in Lincolnshire is awakened by the arrival of a knicker salesman.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 mins
Format
Digi Beta, 35mm
Director
Sonja Phillips 1st Feature
Producer
Peter Maynard
Editor
Adam Rudd
Screenwriter
Sonja Phillips
Director of Photography
Katie Swain
Sound
Ian Chatham
Composer
Andy Connell
Principal cast
Jamie Sives, Annette Badland, Eliza Darby

Genre

Woman Director

Categories

Fiction Artist Project and Video / Experimental

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Upstart Films

124 Horesferry Road
London SW1P 2TX
UK

T +44 (0)7810 378 802

pmaynard@channel4.co.uk

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