Project Detail

Yellow Bucket

Name: Yellow Bucket
Director: Simon Brooke
Genre: Comedy, Drama, LGBTQIA+
Released: 2025
Duration: 15 min 29 sec

A young man looks intently at something off screen.

Synopsis

When gay teenager Connor and his parents realise they are able to decide the sexuality of Connor's younger brother, the decision causes a breakdown in communication...
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2025

Details

Year: 2025
Type of project: Shorts
Running time: 15 min 29 sec
Director: Simon Brooke
Producer: Caroline Milsom
Executive Producer: Josic Cadoret, Savannah James-Bayly
Editor: Benjamin Gerstein
Screenwriter: Simon Brooke
Director of Photography: Miles Ridgway
Production Designer: Anna Mould
Sound: Blai Escola, Tom Rouse, Elliot Boles
Composer: Jeremy Warmsley (Original Music)
Principal cast: Harry Baxendale, Ciarán Owens, Sarah Ridgeway, Otis Joi, Lawrence Ciriaci, Christina Carty, Waseem Mirza, Hannah Vaughan Jones

Genre

Comedy Drama LGBTQIA+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Supported by BFI NETWORK

Spit It Out Productions

Simon Brooke

simonhbrooke@gmail.com

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