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Title: SPITTING DISTANCE

Reference number: 7677

Date: 1998

Director: d. Brian Ross

Sponsor: BBC Scotland, Scottish Screen and The Scottish Arts Council

Producer: Miglet Crichton

Production company: Canny Films and Edinburgh Film Productions

Sound: sound

Original format: 35mm

Colour: col

Fiction: fiction

Running time: 17.06 mins

Description: A black comedy about duty, self sacrifice and regurgitation - a young man is torn between the conflicting demands of his phlegmatic grandfather and his pub obsessed girlfriend. [synopsis from Scottish Screen Catalogue of Short Films 1993 - 1999 "Kicking up a Storm"]

Production file held by National Library of Scotland Moving Image Archive.

Tartan Shorts: A joint short film initiative funded by BBC Scotland and Scottish Screen National Lottery Fund. Three films per year commissioned for theatrical release and broadcast.

Credits: Grandad Tom Bell
Fraser Paul Blair
Mary Jenny Ryan
Sean Joel Strachan
Lucy Alyson Orr
Meals on Wheels Woman Margo Croan
Boy Michael McBain

w. and d. Brian Ross
d. ph. Allan Stewart
sd. supervisor Ian Leslie
film ed. Gary Scott
p. designer Mark Leese
m. composed by John Moore
costume designer Ruth Sinclair
make-up design Irene Napier
ass. p. Susie Brown
1st ass. d. Gus McLean
sc. supervisor Lou Crichton
p. co-ordinator Clare Kerr
p. accountant Nicky Coats
p. secretary Cameron Roach
location man. Dave Tarvit
2nd ass. d. Jonathan Farmer
3rd ass. d. Graham McIver
focus puller Alan McSheehy
clapper loader Iain Young
grip Terry Pate
gaffer Donny Campbell
best boy Mick Carr
boom operator Fiona Carlin
art d. Ursula Cleary
ass. art d. Martin McNee
property master Mat Bergel
construction Alex Robertson
sets Catherine Carruthers
dubbing mixer Dave Murricane
exec. p. Barbara McKissack, Dan MacRae

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