Project Detail

The Stomach

Synopsis

Frank's had enough. A spirit medium whose unique method of channeling the dead is putting his own life at risk. He wants out. But others, in this world and the next, have plans of their own. Part body horror, part crime thriller, part ghost story, 'The Stomach' is a unique tale of supernatural Noir.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2015 - Thrill Strand

Details

Year: 2014
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 mins
Format: HD Digital
Director: Ben Steiner
Producer: Dan Dixon
Editor: Dan Dixon, Jacob Proctor
Screenwriter: Ben Steiner
Director of Photography: Dominic Bartels
Production Designer: Nicola Wake
Sound: Sound Design: Mark Ashworth (ZnO); Sound Recordist: Owen Spencer; Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Simon Hill
Composer: Dicken Marshall
Principal cast: Simon Meacock, Peter Marinker, Ben Bishop, Kiki Kendrick, Jennie Lathan

Genre

Action Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Fume Films

Dan Dixon, Ben Steiner
55 Sompting Road
Lancing
West Sussex
BN15 9LB

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Sales Company

Shorts International Ltd

Jana Janicky
6-8 Luke Street
London
EC2A 4XY

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