Project Detail

Yard Kings

Synopsis

The film follows the story of Ellie, a young girl from a violent home. The nine-year-old seems to escape from her harsh reality by spending her days in the woods of a nearby scrapyard with her friend, Pete. There, the pair have built a new home for themselves.

Details

Year
2020
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
15 min 35 sec
Format
digital
Director
Vasco Alexandre
Producer
Billy King
Co-Producer
Glyn King, Carol King
Executive Producer
Billy King
Editor
Aiden Tobin
Screenwriter
Vasco Alexandre, Justin Scher-Smith, Billy King
Director of Photography
Jakub Rogala
Production Designer
Miriam Abdulameer
Sound
Zuzanna Pencak
Composer
Elliot Herrington
Principal cast
Elle Atkinson, David Price, Caroline Lazarus, Jermaine Ricketts
First ac
Josef Khader Agha
Second ac
Petar Tuhchiev
Gaffer
Edward Morris
Boom op
Lee Dong Hyun
Make up artist
Malwina Hill, Kristyna Hruba
Runner
Andrea Real, Ellie Colenso
BTS footage
Harrison Toward
BTS photographer
Teodora Hristova
Set designer
Pedro Vaz
props master
Tinman Wu

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