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Synopsis

From Welsh hill farm to city flat, Sian and her family have yelled for generations. Desperate for some peace to study, her husband pleads with her to use a quieter method of communication. She agrees to try but then forgets.

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Year
2003
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
3 mins 30 secs
Format
35mm
Director
Elen Bowman
Producer
Suzanne Phillips
Editor
Tim Croydenberg
Screenwriter
Elen Bowman
Director of Photography
Rory Taylor
Sound
Sounds in Motion
Composer
Catrin Edwards
Principal cast
Ray Gravell, Cler Stevens, Barry Phillips, Laurie Ann Kemlo, Alice Ford, Amy Williams, Sally Jo Williams, Ieuan Rhys, Nia Caron, Rachel Carpenter, Rhian Jones, Nigel Whitney, Ceinwen James

Genre

Welsh

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Forget About It Film and TV

c/o Sgrîn Cymru Wales
The Bank, 10 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff CF10 5EE
Wales

T +44 (0)29 2033 3317

gwion@sgrin.co.uk

Sales Company

Forget About It Film and TV

c/o Sgrîn Cymru Wales
The Bank, 10 Mount Stuart Square
Cardiff CF10 5EE
Wales

T +44 (0)29 2033 3317

gwion@sgrin.co.uk

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