Project Detail

The Quickener

Synopsis

Medieval England has just been struck by a plague. The fate of two sculptors will be decided today. With a brutal moneylender breathing down their necks and The Black Death wrecking havoc will they be able to escape doom? 100% of the dialogue spoken in rap and poetic verse.

Details

Year
2013
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
30 mins
Director
Joel Wilson
Producer
Gwen Harrison
Executive Producer
Mark Evans
Editor
Joel Wilson
Screenwriter
Joel Wilson, Tom Grant, Alex Martin, Michael Gilbert
Director of Photography
David Cawley
Production Designer
Gwen Harrison, Ross Spencer
Sound
Tom Livemore
Composer
Score - Pete Yelding
Principal cast
Maxwell Golden, Justice Hotep, Michael Gilbert, Tom Grant, Nigel Forde

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Sons Not Dogs Film Division

Sales Company

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