Prodigiously multitalented, slightly off-kilter and always with a surrealist approach, Danny Sangra once again proves he is a next generation filmmaker who has honed the art of observation. Lief proudly releases his latest work, Parlour Games, a smartly written short in which Sangra’s signature dark wit is as ever-present as the film’s red backdrop.
Parlour Games is delivered by a stellar cast of British actors, featuring Margaret Clunie (Victoria, Goldbricks in Bloom), Nell Hudson (Outlander, Victoria), Vinette Robinson (Sherlock, The A Word, Vera Drake), Anna Wilson-Jones (Hotel Babylon, Spaced), Ashley Zhangazha (King Lear, Hamlet) and Robert Portal (Welcome to the Punch, The King's Speech).
In the film, five characters from the Edwardian period stand in a room. The characters themselves are something out of Clue: the major, the servant girl, the matron, the husband and the young beauty.
SPW Credits
Written & Directed by Danny Sangra
Starring: Nell Hudson, Ashley Zhangazha, Anna Wilson Jones, Robert Portal, Vinette Robinson, Margaret Clunie
Production Company Lief Producer: Tabetha Glass-Jackman, Executive Producer: Margo Mars, Director of Photography: Marcus Autelli, Production Designer: Sarianne Plaisant, Costume Designer: Emma Jane Lipop, Hair and Make Up Artist: Gaby Winwood
Editor: Danny Sangra Colourist: Jack McGinty Sound Designer: Patch Rownand Origninal Music: Jose Saudinos
Gaffer: Dom Aronin Electrician: Alex Buckley and Milo Smyth Rigger: Steve Daly Grip: Michael Farrell 1st Assistant Camera: Joshua Dadson 1st Assistant Camera: Mike Linforth 2nd Assistant Camera: Abigayle Blacow
Sound Recordist: Russell Edwards and Rich Miller Boom Operator: Balint Sound Trainee: Ben Christopher
Costume Assistant: Rhain Teasdale, Production Assistant: Colleen Sohiez
Accountant: Zoe Jones Insurance: JLT
Sound Design: Machine Sound
Telecine: CHEAT
Special Thanks: Panalux, Panavision, Black Island Studios, Angels Costume
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