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The Morse Collectors

Synopsis

Ireland, 1942. While the adults are off fighting in the War, two children are forced to walk a fine line between responsibility and childhood fantasy. In the dripping taps and ticking clocks of their home they discover hidden Morse Code messages, but if the messages are real, who sent them?

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
16 mins 27 secs
Format
DVCProHD
Director
David Cooke
Editor
Andy Keil, Brian Philip Davis
Screenwriter
Pol Mag Uidhir
Director of Photography
Angus Mitchell
Production Designer
Sarah Speers
Sound
Joe Goudie
Composer
Joanna Marsh Griffith
Principal cast
Oisin O' Connell, Katie Boyle

Genre

Northern Irish Children’s Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Hub Media

28 Rosslyn Hill
Hampstead
London NW3 1NH
UK

T +44 (0)20 7435 3315

info@hub-media.com

Sales Company

Shorts International

6-8 Luke Street
London
EC2A 4XY
UK

T +44 207 012 1581

www.shortsinternational.com

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