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The Man who Met Himself

Synopsis

A mysterious call, a photograph of a man and a private detective compelled by the one case that has finally got to him. One stark but brilliant day in London, Austin Peterson takes a job from an anonymous client, a demand he knows he should refuse. He uses the feelings of the woman who loves him to get information. But this only raises more questions than it answers, leading Peterson deeper into the maze. He discovers that the man in the photograph committed suicide four years before, and haunted by the unanswered questions, he subjects the dead man's family and friends to his investigation.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins
Format
Super 8
Director
Ben Crowe
Producer
James Brown, Ben Crowe, Preti Taneja
Co-Producer
James Brown, Ben Crowe, Preti Taneja
Screenwriter
Ben Crowe, Preti Taneja
Director of Photography
Ben Crowe
Sound
Oliver Bartlett
Composer
Oliver Bartlett
Principal cast
Dan Crowe, Siubhan Harrison, James Brown, Lucy Donovan, Tom Wontner, Silas Hawkins, Jennie Lathan, Richard Trestain

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Brown Crowe Productions

M +44 (0)7866 808 029

james@browncrowe.co.uk

Sales Company

James Brown

M +44 (0)7866 808 029

james@browncrowe.co.uk

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