Project Detail

The Sandwich

Synopsis

The sudden death of Laura leaves her boyfriend, Hash, torn between feelings of love and betrayal. A troubled mind begins to distort memory as this tense drama unfolds. Did Laura really love him? Was their relationship everything it seemed? Drifting through levels of consciousness, questioning his own existence and haunted by treachery, Hash makes a most unexpected decision.

Details

Year: 2003
Type of film: Shorts
Running time: 12 mins
Format: 35mm
Director: Asham Kamboj
Producer: Asham Kamboj
Editor: Sandip Mahal
Screenwriter: Asham Kamboj
Director of Photography: Steve Kendrick
Sound: Amit Kamboj
Composer: Amit Kamboj
Principal cast: Emil Marwa, Sarah Hyde, Michael Shaeffer

Genre

Asian Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Paperknife Productions

Truman Brewery
91 Brick Lane, London E1 6QL
UK

T+ 44 (0)20 7377 5076

normaburke@bigclose-up.demon.co.uk

Sales Company

SFB/Short Film Bureau

dawn@shortfilmbureau.com

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