Project Detail

This Chair Is Not Me

Synopsis

While cerebral palsy confines Alan Martin to a wheelchair and inhibits his speech, he refuses to limit himself. When he gains access to technology that enables him to find a voice, his life is transformed.

Details

Year
2011
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
9 mins 46 secs
Format
DV
Director
Andy Taylor Smith
Producer
Anna Seifert-Speck, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Jude Goldrei
Editor
Jonathan Stenton
Screenwriter
Andy Taylor Smith
Director of Photography
Andy Taylor Smith
Production Designer
Blair Barnette
Sound
Grant Bridgeman
Music
Samuel Karl Bohn
Principal cast
Alan Martin, Andre Majhouri, Susan Stanley, Lydia Thacker

Production Status

Production Company

Anthem Films Ltd

The Old Police Station
3-5 Station Street
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire NG2 3AJ
UK

mail@andytaylorsmith.com

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