Project Detail

What If

Synopsis

A teenager on the path to self-destruction finds unlikely inspiration in a troupe of ballerinas, a skateboarder, a graffiti artist, free runners and battling MCs.

Details

Year
2012
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
20 mins
Director
Max Giwa, Dania Pasquini
Producer
Huberta von Liel, James Richardson, Allan Niblo
Principal cast
Noel Clarke, George Sargeant

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Vertigo Films

The Big Room Studios
77 Fortess Road
London
NW5 1AG
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7428 7555
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7485 9713

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