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Synopsis

It's Christmas, and all Callum really wants is a replacement for his beloved dog Brandy, but his overpowering Dad won't allow it. When Callum is given a mysterious spell book, he decides to bring Brandy back from the dead. However, things don't go to plan.

Details

Year
2006
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
25 mins
Format
DigiBeta
Director
Scott Flockhart
Producer
Jon Hayes
Editor
Agniezska Liggett
Screenwriter
Scott Flockhart
Director of Photography
Charlie Stanfield
Production Designer
Will Field
Sound
Markus Moll, Andy Paddon
Composer
Nicholas Singer
Principal cast
Jordan Calvert, Ross Boatman, Lesley Coleman, Nina Young, Richard Brimblecombe, Jerome Wright, Madeleine Rakic-Platt, Joey McCoy

Genre

Action Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T+44 (0)14 9473 1457

www.nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

Sales Company

National Film and Television School

Beaconsfield Studios
Station Road, Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG
UK

T +44 (0)14 9473 1457

hsharda@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk

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