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Widdershins

Synopsis

In a steampunk future, the life of a pampered gentleman is seamlessly automated by machines, but his orderly existence is thrown into chaos when he chooses to pursue a free-spirited woman, against the advice of his robot butler.
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Details

Year
2018
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
11 mins 10 secs
Format
Digital
Director
Simon P. Biggs
Producer
Will Adams
Co-Producer
Mal Young
Executive Producer
Paul Welsh, Carolynne Sinclair, Holly Daniel, Ross McKenzie
Editor
Simon P. Biggs
Screenwriter
Simon P Biggs
Production Designer
Scott Morris
Sound
Big Mouth Audio
Composer
Giles Lamb
Principal cast
Brian Cox, Jam Gray

Genre

Action Horror Scottish Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Animation

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Once Were Farmers

Will Adams
Code Base
8-10 Corn Exchange Road
Stirling
FK8 2HU

Sales Company

Magnet Film (International sales, excluding UK)

Georg Gruber

Hopscotch FIlms (UK sales)

Carolynne Sinclair Kidd
Film City Glasgow
401 Govan Road
Glasgow
G51 2QJ

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