Project Detail

The Walk

Name: The Walk
Director: Michael Jobling
Genre: Drama
Released: 2023
Duration: 11 min 44 sec

Synopsis

Pilgrimage or purgatory? Every Wednesday Amar endures a 24-mile round trip on foot to the JobCentre and back to sign on. Today the walk is particularly gruelling as he grapples with the recent death of his father, avoiding a phone call he’s too ashamed to face.
Official Selection Flickers' Rhode Island Film Festival 2023 - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Short Film Competition - European premiere

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 11 min 44 sec
Director: Michael Jobling
Producer: Anna Griffin
Co-Producer: Hester Bloom
Executive Producer: Alexzandra Jackson
Editor: Michael Jobling
Screenwriter: Sophie Ellerby
Director of Photography: Jermaine Edwards
Production Designer: Elissa Morton
Sound: The M1
Principal cast: Adeel Akhtar, Harpal Hayer
Re-recording Mixer: Ben Baird

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Griffin Pictures

Broadway Media Centre
14-18 Broad Street
Nottingham
NG1 3AL

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