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You are a Monkey

Synopsis

You are a monkey. That's why you pick your nose, that's why you eat fruit and that's why you have those funny dreams about falling out of things.

Details

Year
2004
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
6 mins 30 secs
Format
Beta SP
Director
John Burns
Producer
Michael Onder
Editor
John Burns
Screenwriter
John Burns
Director of Photography
Jack Cole
Sound
Marco Barion
Composer
Mike Sheppard
Principal cast
Richard Field

Genre

Experimental Comedy

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Pie Films

PO BOX 42301
London N12 9YR
UK

T+44 (0)7977 554079

film@pie.uk.net

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