Project Detail

True Colours

Clara Copley

Synopsis

A social drama about a loving father with a propensity for violence and his struggle to earn his family's trust.

Details

Year: 2008
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 10 mins 38 secs
Format: Super 16 mm
Director: Barney Elliott
Producer: Eleanor Cook, Barney Elliott
Editor: Klaus Heinecke
Screenwriter: Barney Elliott
Director of Photography: Bjorn Stale Bratberg
Production Designer: Valeria Ruiz
Sound: Lauren Walker
Composer: Matthew Davidson
Principal cast: Neil Maskell, Louise Fullerton, Arron Huelin, Scott Lane, Paul D Stephenson

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Barney Elliott

myfilm.barney@gmail.com

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