Project Detail

Tired of Swimming

Synopsis

An old man is torn between the lingering presence of his dead wife, a fish in a jar and the reality of his lonely existence.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
5 mins 50 secs
Format
Digital HD
Director
Anna Eijsbouts
Producer
Royal College of Art
Editor
Lot Rossmark, Anna Eijsbouts
Screenwriter
Anna Eijsbouts
Director of Photography
Anna Eijsbouts
Production Designer
Anna Eijsbouts
Sound
Mauricio D'Orey
Principal cast
Peter Caracciolo, Norma Cohen

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Production Company

Jane Colling

Festivals Coordinator
Animation Department
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

jane.colling@rca.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7590 4512
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7590 4510

Sales Company

Jane Colling

Festivals Coordinator
Animation Department
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU
UK

jane.colling@rca.ac.uk

Tel: +44 (0) 20 7590 4512
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7590 4510

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