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Title: AS FAR AS YOU'VE COME

Reference number: 7283

Date: 2006

Director: d. Vincent Hunter

Sponsor: Scottish Screen and Glasgow Media Access Centre present a Cineworks production in association with BBC Scotland

Producer: Karen Smyth

Production company: La Belle Allee Productions

Sound: sound

Original format: HDV

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 14.56 mins

Description: Inspired by the Wislaw Szymborska poem, ‘On Death, Without Exaggeration’, dawn breaks the spell for Billy and Andy when they stumble across a dying man as they walk through the park on their way home from an all night party. While Andy goes for help, Billy is left alone to comfort the man who claims to recognise him. As his life slips away, events force Billy to confront the past in a powerful mediation on death, fate and the nature of chance.

Screened at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, 2006.

Cineworks: Commissions five short films a year by new filmmakers in the genres of drama, documentary and animation. Funded by Scottish Screen National Lottery Fund, UK Film Council and BBC Scotland. Includes a training programme.

Credits: Billy Bryan Larkin
Frankie David McKay
Andy John Paul Hurley

w. and d. Vincent Hunter
p. Karen Smyth
d. ph. George Geddes
ed. Mark Jenkins
p. designer Rhian Nicholas
art. d. Stephen Carney
sd. designer John Cobban
composer Leila Dunn
sd. rec. Chris Campion
online ed. James Alcock
colourist Zam Salim
costume design Sahar Freemantle
costume supervisor Anna Robbins
make-up designer Sara Hill
make-up supervisor Nyree Watson
ass. p. Pamela Nelson
1st ass. d. Ted Mitchell
location man. Ed Smith
p. coordinator Julia Watson
stills ph. Jamie Simpson
ass. ed. Nikki McChristie
ass. art d. Andrew McPherson
focus puller David Byrne
camera ss. Scott Rogers & David McInally
gaffer Derrick Ritchie
dubbing ass. Travis Reeves
3rd ass. d. Lisa Baruffati
runner Martin Dillet
casting d. Caroline Stewart
sc. ed. Jon Broadburn & Sarah Tripp
post production / camera equipment Lunarpark Media
add. camera equipment Hammerhead TV
caatering The Cabin

With thanks to Jon Love, Perfect Circle Art, Denise Coombes, Maureen Cairns, Marc Hunter, Grant Connel, All Talent UK.

For GMAC:
GMAC director Dale Corlett
short film ass. Ciara Barry

For Scottish Screen: Julia Caithness

exec. p. Karen O'Hare

In memory of Frank Larkin 1930 - 2006

© GMAC 2006