Project Detail

Weekend Dad

Synopsis

In a washed up coastal town in Kent a butcher who, tortured by intrusive obsessive thoughts, spends a precious, fleeting afternoon with his favourite companion, his 11-year-old daughter.

Details

Year
2021
Type of film
Shorts
Running time
12 min
Format
Digital
Director
Dorothy Allen-Pickard
Producer
Ruth Sweeney
Executive Producer
Thomas Wightman, Dionne Farrell, Eva Yates, Sorcha Bacon
Screenwriter
Dorothy Allen-Pickard

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Rainfrog Pictures Ltd

3 Glebe Cottages
Sheriff Hutton
York
YO60 6SY

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