Project Detail

Top of the World

Synopsis

Jack is a young boy dying of leukaemia. All his treatments are failing him. His mother refuses to accept reality. His father cannot bear to see his son suffering. Behind the mother’s back, father and son plot and execute a daring adventure and in doing so challenge every aspect of the boy’s fragile remaining life.

Details

Year
2008
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
20 mins
Format
35mm Anamorphic
Director
Producer
Jonathan Bernstein
Editor
Lee Buers
Screenwriter
Tina Walker
Director of Photography
Oliver Russell
Production Designer
Samantha Gilbert
Sound
Ben Peace
Principal cast
Jeremy Bernstein, Dan Lashbrook, Vanessa Boyce, Peter Brown

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Amberstone Films

jb@amberstonefilms.com

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