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Weekend

Synopsis

Lighthearted Andrew and Jennifer leave London on a sunny summer day for a weekend trip to the seaside. Their old car breaks down and they have to stay overnight in a little corny hotel. They try to make the best of the spoilt trip. But when Andrew learns the next morning that they will become parents soon, he gets into an argument with Jennifer and they set off back to London.

Details

Year
2000
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
12 mins
Format
35 mm Kodak
Director
Patrick Heeren
Producer
The London International Film School
Executive Producer
The London International Film School
Editor
Hugo Van Der Vennet
Director of Photography
Antoine Cretton
Sound
Hugo Van Der Vennet, Jaypee Aquino, Guang-Cheng-Shie
Composer
Rohan Stevenson
Principal cast
Rachel Pickup, Henry Woolley, Sally Crane
Screen Writer
Patrick Heeren

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

The London International Film School Contact: Chrissy Bright 24 Shelton Street London WC2H 9HP Tel: 020 7240 0168 Fax: 020 7497 3718 c.bright@LIFS.org.uk

Sales Company

As above

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