Project Detail

The Try Out

Synopsis

An unlikely candidate finds that things are not quite as they seem when he arrives to try out for a traditional Chora band. Pressed into playing a possessed tambourine, the world around him quickly spirals out of control.

Details

Year
2014
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
3 mins
Director
Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple
Producer
Anne Beresford
Editor
Jessica Wright, Morgann Runacre-Temple
Director of Photography
Jon Muschamp
Composer
Adriano Adewale
Principal cast
Alexander Whitley, Tomislav English, Nathan Johnston, Phil Snowden

Production Status

Production Company

MJW Productions

5 Warner House
43-49 Warner Street
London, EC1R 5ER

www.mjwproductions.com

T 44 (0)20 7713 0400

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