Project Detail

The Pit

Synopsis

In a wild, desolate landscape, an old man saves a boy from drowning. Thinking his dead son has returned, the man takes the boy home. The boy's parents, thinking he's been snatched, hunt the man down. When they discover the truth, the man is offered a chance of redemption.

Details

Year
2011
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Rupert Raby
Producer
Katie Mavroleon, Tom Stuart
Co-Producer
Katie Mavroleon, Tom Stuart
Editor
Michael Nollet
Screenwriter
Rupert Raby
Director of Photography
Urzula Pontikos
Production Designer
Charlotte Pearson
Sound
Valerio Cerini, Michael Koderisch
Composer
Reigns
Principal cast
Natalie Press, Struan Rodger, Kieran O' Brien, Milo Quinton

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

JLB Productions

T +44 (0)7909 518 349

julian@jlbproductions.co.uk

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