Project Detail

The Lighthouse Keeper Plays Chess for England

Synopsis

The Lighthouse Keeper lives alone. As he prepares to move out of the Lighthouse, his chess game by post nears its conclusion.

Details

Year
2003
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 28 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
Tomas Leach
Producer
Hollie Foster
Editor
Sam Storey
Screenwriter
Tomas Leach
Director of Photography
Ossian Bacon
Sound
Tom Jessup
Music
Tanera Dawkins
Principal cast
Mark Hyde, Rosemary Smith

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Production Status

Production Company

Bournemouth Film School

Arts Institute Bournemouth
Wallisdown, Poole, BH12 5HH
UK

T +44 (0)1202 533 011

c.corbett@arts-inst-bournemouth.ac.uk

Sales Company

T+34 932 858 009

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