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Touched

Synopsis

'A church offers refuge on a hot day' insists the bin man to the priest in Touched. But the cool interior fails to calm the visitor. He grows more menacing. A struggle between the two looks likely, but the cause may be more than a touch of madness on a summer's day.

Details

Year
2007
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
10 mins 40 secs
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Paul Sapin
Producer
Paul Sapin
Editor
Dave Reynolds
Screenwriter
Cathy Crabb
Director of Photography
Tony Coldwell
Production Designer
Andy Hare
Sound
Andy Boag
Composer
Elbow
Principal cast
Neil Bell, Richard Sails

Genre

Action Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Xray Spex Films Ltd

28 Mauldeth Road West
Withington
Manchester M20 3EG
UK

T+44 (0)16 1445 0998

sapin@xray.u-net.com

Sales Company

Xray Spex Films Ltd

28 Mauldeth Road West
Withington
Manchester M20 3EG
UK

T+44 (0)16 1445 0998

sapin@xray.u-net.com

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