The Outing
Synopsis
1970s: A lonely divorcee, Nellie, meets widower Frank on a trip to the seaside. Nellie lets herself be swept away by the hope of connection. But as the seagulls circle overhead and Frank begins to ask too many questions, Nellie realises she will never be able to escape a monstrous family secret ...
Details
- Year
- 2022
- Type of film
- Shorts
- Running time
- 15 min
- Format
- Digital, Arri Alexa
- Director
-
Joanne Mitchell
- Producer
- Karen Newman
- Editor
- David Mercer
- Screenwriter
- Lindsay Williams
- Director of Photography
- Edward Ames
- Sound
- Philip Quinton
- Composer
- Thomas Ragsdale
- Principal cast
- Julie Hesmondhalgh, Con O'Neill, Elizabeth Rider
- Casting
- Ben Cogan
- Associate Producer
- Dominic Brunt
Genre
Categories
Production Status
Production Company
Hidden Door Productions
4 High RoadEssendon
Hatfield
Herts AL9 6HW
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