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Wishbaby

Synopsis

A troubled young black teenager Maxine rescues an eccentric old lady Eve from an unhappy slap by a mixed-race gang of teens and is rewarded for her act of kindness with the gift of a terrible secret: how to make and operate a Wishbaby. With Eve's help Maxine gives life to a magic doll and sets out to solve her current problems, inadvertently releasing Eve's dead Governess from her astral prison and unleashing a storm of supernatural activity. Her older brother Colin is gradually drawn into the dangerous situation created by the 'Little King' and must finally face his own mother in a brutal fight to the death.

Details

Year
2008
Type of project
Features
Running time
82 mins
Format
HiDef
Director
Stephen W Parsons
Producer
Jonathan Sothcott
Executive Producer
Jonathan Sothcott
Editor
John Mayes
Screenwriter
Stephen W Parsons
Director of Photography
David Griffiths
Production Designer
David Endley
Sound
Patrick Boland
Composer
Stephen W Parsons
Principal cast
Tiana Benjamin, Fenella Fielding, Doc Brown

Genre

Horror Fantasy Sci-Fi

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Bubblehead Productions Ltd

10 Primezone Mews
16 Haringey Park
London N8 9HY
UK

www.wishbaby.com

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