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Wintering

Synopsis

Wandering from a dead house party and out through the wilderness, a woman witnesses a man setting fire to clothes on a secluded bridge. Intrigued, she follows him into the night, watching as he engages in more acts of destruction. Drawn closer towards the man and his increasingly bizarre behavior, the woman chooses to intervene.

Details

Year
2010
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
17 mins 20 secs
Format
HDCAM
Director
Iain Finlay
Producer
Paul Welsh, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Jane Hooks, Barry Ryan
Co-Producer
Paul Welsh, Rebecca Mark-Lawson, Jane Hooks, Barry Ryan
Editor
Jonny Stenton
Screenwriter
Iain Finlay, Richard House
Director of Photography
Chris Ross
Production Designer
Jess Alexander
Sound
Grant Bridgeman
Composer
Dan Gardner
Principal cast
Elisa Lasowski, Lee Ingleby

Genre

Action

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Rachel Dargavel

Warp Films Ltd.
F33 Riding House Street
London W1W 7DZ
UK

T +44(0)7903 118214

Rachel@perfumefilms.com

Sales Company

Sally Hodgson

EM Media
35-37 St Mary's Gate
Nottingham NG1 1PU
UK

T +44 (0)115 934 9090

Sally.Hodgson@em-media.org.uk

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