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The River

Recently bereaved by the death of his trumpet-playing brother, a lonesome, naïve boy seeks hope in a sinister boat and the trumpet sound it emanates.

An eerie contemporary rites of passage film set against the backdrop of a grieving, broken family.

  • Jack Hutchinson
    Cast
  • Emmy Happisburgh
    Cast
  • Andrew Snowball
    Cast
  • Alysia Wildman
    Producer
  • Ida Wibe Hagen
    Assistant Producer
  • Dominic Ellis
    Assistant Director
  • Conner Pearce
    Assistant Director
  • Joe Douglas
    Director of Photography
  • Sonia Rodriguez
    Focus Puller
  • James Murray O'Brien
    Focus Puller
  • Ben Gadsden
    Spark
  • Elin Stone
    Production Designer
  • Lucas Way
    DIT
  • Oliver Whillock
    Sound
  • Matthew Lambert
    Sound Assistant
  • Riccardo Servini
    Editor
  • Oisin O'Driscoll
    Colourist
  • Dan Butler
    Colour Producer
  • Mario Pufler
    Visual Effects
  • Oliver Whillock
    Sound Design
  • Thom Robson
    Composer
  • Sam Ewens
    Session Trumpeter
  • Gordon Sutton
    Executive Producer
  • Margaret Randall
    Executive Producer
  • James Quinn
    Writer/Director
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Fantasy, Family
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 15 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 25, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Shorts Cuts Film Festival
    Portsmouth
    November 5, 2015
  • Winchester Short Film Festival
    Winchester
    November 11, 2015
    The Hampshire Prize - Winner, Best Short Under 15 Minutes - Runner Up, Best Original Screenplay, Runner Up
  • 'Cans' Short Film Festival
    Luton
    November 28, 2015
  • London Independent Film Festival
    London
    April 22, 2016
  • Rob Knox Film Festival
    Bexley Heath
    April 27, 2016
    Best Director
  • Unrestricted View Film Festival
    London
    April 29, 2016
  • The International Cancer Sucks Film Festival 2016
    London
    United Kingdom
    May 1, 2016
  • Sandbar International Film Awards
  • London Ealing Film Awards

    Best Editing
  • Portsmouth International Film Festival
    Portsmouth
    United Kingdom
    September 24, 2016
  • Southampton International Film Festival
    Southampton
    United Kingdom
    October 20, 2016
Director