Project Detail

The Pool

Synopsis

Patrick and Rose, an elderly couple, break into the derelict swimming pool where they first met as teenagers. A romantic drama in which the past is as alive as the present.

Details

Year: 2005
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 7 mins
Format: HD
Director: Chris Richards
Producer: Nicolas Irons
Editor: Dan Shirley
Screenwriter: Chris Richards
Director of Photography: Michael Caine
Sound: Gordon Nightingale, Benedict Peissel
Composer: Simon Bass
Principal cast: James Booth, Rosalind Knight, Jamie Davies, Michiah Dring

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bonneville Pictures

c/o Chris Richards
39 Leighton Road
Moseley
Birmingham B13 8HD
UK

T +44 (0)7802 456 834

chris_richards@mac.com

Sales Company

Short Circuit

15 Paternoster Row
Sheffield S1 2BX
UK

T +44 (0)114 221 0579/0569

info@shortcircuitfilms.com

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