The Deadness of Dad

Synopsis

The film tells the story of a seven year old boy who is obsessed by horror film monsters, football and his Dad. When his Dad dies, suddenly the boy is devastated. But one day he arrives back home from school to find his Dad apparently eating chips in the back parlour. His Mam tells him that it is his uncle from Australia, but the boy and his pals set out to prove that this is his Dad come back from heaven.

Details

Year

1998

Type of film

Shorts

Running Time

23 mins

Format

35mm

Director

Philippa Cousins

Producer

Celtic Productions

Director of Photography

Ian Salvage

Principal Cast

Rhys Ifans, Lisa Palfrey and Paul Jones

Screen Writer

Stephen Volk

Genre

Production status

Complete

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Last updated 26th November 2005