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Wish

Synopsis

Two girls, two boys, a game where nobody wins.

Details

Year
2009
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
8 mins
Format
HiDef
Director
Matt Day
Producer
Anna Higgs for Quark Films
Editor
Jay Moss
Screenwriter
Matt Day
Director of Photography
Christopher Ross
Production Designer
Eva Kuntz
Sound
Stuart Miller
Composer
Norwell and Green
Principal cast
Imogen Poots, Scarlett Patterson, Christian Cooke, Jack Bence

Genre

Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Quark Films

10 Denmark Street
London WC2H 8LS
UK

info@quarkfilms.com

Sales Company

Shorts International

6-8 Luke Street
London EC2A 4XY
UK

T +44 (0)20 7613 5400

www.britshorts.com

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