Project Detail

What Goes Around

Synopsis

Youths, Tashan and Cola, have followed young, drug dealer Vince into the tower block where Cola lives with his mum. Tashan suspects Vince is selling drugs to his cousin Clarice in return for sexual favours – in fact the case.

When Vince exits Clarice’s flat, Tashan confronts him in the corridor. They face off. Tashan misreads the signs and panics, stabbing Vince in the gut. This act of violence then sets off a chain of events which brings the violence back to the original perpetrator.

So ends the circle: what goes around comes around.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins
Format
16mm
Director
Nick Penrake
Producer
Roopesh Parekh
Editor
Dan Gethic
Screenwriter
Nick Penrake
Director of Photography
Zillah Bowes
Production Designer
Nic Penrake, Zillah Bowes
Sound
Tarn Willers, Mike Hasler
Composer
Jim Meacock
Principal cast
Jesse Fajemisin, Joseph Altin, Susan Ateh, Gareth Hinsley

Genre

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

1185 Films

Sales Company

Rivers and Talent Productions

roopesh.parekh@gmail.com

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