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The Out

A man standing in the doorway looking out

Synopsis

THE OUT follows Liam, a thirty-five-year-old recovering heroin addict, as he looks after his young daughter for the first time since being out of prison and getting clean. These 24 hours see Liam piecing together the fragments of his life after prison and his complicated journey to recovery.
Official Selection Kerry International Film Festival 2022
Official Selection British Urban Film Festival (BUFF) 2023
Official Selection London Short Film Festival 2023

Details

Year
2021
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 23 sec
Format
Digital
Director
Harry Brandrick
Producer
Jack Wright, Harry Brandrick
Executive Producer
Grace Bridger, Katherine Craughwell, Rhory Danniels, Tom Ringsby
Editor
Harry Brandrick
Screenwriter
Harry Brandrick
Director of Photography
Kia Fern-Little
Production Designer
Kingsley Giles
Sound
Nikos Nikolalaios, Michael Haines
Principal cast
Allan Mustafa, Kimberley Okoye, Savannah Skinner-Henry, Jamie Christoferson
Assistant Director
Jess Horne
Gaffer
Kristof Szentgyörgyvary
First Assistant Camera
Márcia Sousa
Second Assistant Camera
Hermoine Sylvester
Runner
Martin Kentish
Makeup Artist
Laura Vallejo
Casting Director
Louise Collins
Colourist
Rory Leighton

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

33 Red Films

The Observatory
40 Clerkenwell Close
London
EC1R 0AW

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