Project Detail

The Wonderland Experience

Synopsis

During a trip to India to visit his father, a young man wakes up on a sun-drenched beach, unsure of where he is or how he got there. Before long he finds himself on an extraordinary journey meeting a series of ever more peculiar characters, in the search for his Dad. Eventually, riddled with confusion and haunted by recurring flashbacks of a party he can't remember, he heads into the jungle, where he's been told his father is waiting for him. Only one thing is certain: all is not what it seems.

The story is a gently surreal and comedic tale based loosely on Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. The film was shot entirely in Goa, India, which with it's fantastic range of natural locations, provides a varied and continuously beautiful backdrop to the action.

The Wonderland Experience is an upbeat celebration of life, travelling and parties.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Ben Hardyment
Producer
Zjelko Zima
Executive Producer
Zjelko Zima
Editor
Lois Bygrave, Rob Wallis
Screenwriter
Andrew Brown
Director of Photography
Richard Terry
Sound
Fergus Rougier
Principal cast
Scott Neal, Kadamba Simmons, Burt Kwouk, Derrick Branche, Vernon Dobtcheff

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Production Status

Production Company

Urban Eye Films

2d Hamilton Road
Ealing
London W5 2EQ
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 8579 6213

urbaneye@hotmail.com

Sales Company

Urban Eye Films

2d Hamilton Road
Ealing
London W5 2EQ
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 8579 6213

urbaneye@hotmail.com

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