Project Detail

Waverley

Synopsis

Waverley is an intimate portrait of an ageing woman whose ordered existence is disturbed by a random accident. The accident, seemingly insignificant, stirs up long-buried emotions within Waverley and forces her to confront her past and come to terms with her hidden demons.

Details

Year
2005
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
26 mins
Format
35 mm
Director
Piers Thompson
Producer
Piers Thompson, Susan Picken, Simon Hessel
Editor
Elise Traversi
Screenwriter
Piers Thompson
Director of Photography
Nanu Segal
Production Designer
Jonnie Elf
Sound
Doug Haywood, Tarn Willers, Colette Dahanne
Composer
Lucas
Principal cast
Angela Pleasence, Miriam Karlin, Gillian Royale, Hilary Sesta

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Hector Films Ltd

3 Marshall Street
London W1F 9BD
UK

T +44 (0)207 7348330

www.hectorfilms.co.uk

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