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Walking to Nairobi

Synopsis

A long English summer and Katie is bored. As a last resort she seeks out sherry and companionship from Dorothy, her grandmother. Dorothy wants to go home though and the two form an unlikely alliance whose days are numbered.

Details

Year
2006
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
18 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Emma Sullivan
Producer
Annalise Davis
Editor
Anna Dick
Screenwriter
Emma Sullivan
Director of Photography
Mathias Hauer
Sound
Adele Fletcher
Composer
Peter Gosling
Principal cast
Cherry Morris, Amber Beattie, Denise Stephenson

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)14 9467 1234

www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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