Project Detail

The Song of a Lost Boy

NFTS

Synopsis

Ben a choir boy, who after his voice breaks mid solo, has a crisis of faith, decides to run away. He happens upon a group of nomads who take him in, though Ben hides secret about who he really is, and must decide what to do with it.
Official Selection Encounters International Film Festival 2020
BAFTA Film Awards 2021 - Nomination - Best British Short Animation

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Details

Year: 2020
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 9 min 56 sec
Format: Digital
Director: Daniel Quirke
Producer: Jamie MacDonald
Editor: Margred Pryce
Screenwriter: Brid Arnstein
Director of Photography: Emma Langguth
Production Designer: Steven Harber
Sound: Ruanth Chrisley Thijssen
Composer: Darryl O'Donovan

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road
Beaconsfield
HP9 1LG

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Sales Company

c/o Jamie MacDonald

jamiemacdonald126@gmail.com

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