Project Detail

The New Boy

Synopsis

Two young sisters watch Sam, their new teenage neighbour from afar. They track his movements on and offline. When they finally meet him, 10 year-old Dani strikes up a friendship and stops her spying, preferring to enjoy his company. But teenage Louisa takes a different path. During her continued surveillance of him she slips into obsession before stumbling across another observer.

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Details

Year: 2015
Type of project: Features
Running time: 82 mins
Format: 2K ProRes - Canon C300
Director: Christine Lalla
Producer: Christine Lalla
Editor: Christine Lalla (as Nora Harrison)
Screenwriter: Christine Lalla (as Grace Patrick)
Director of Photography: Christine Lalla
Sound: Simon Hornett
Composer: Jim Hustwit
Principal cast: Joanne Gale, Rollo Skinner, Evie Playfoot-Orme, Lynn Howes, Caroline Davies, Peter F Gardiner, Gary Condes, Jackie Howe, Henry Playfoot
Soundtrack: Rollo Skinner, Steven Ray Morris (as Thank Goodness)

Genre

Woman Director Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Agent Husky Films Limited

christine@christinelalla.com

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