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Little Clumps Of Hair
Jim Hosking
average rating from 21 members 
       
comedy | 2003 | London | 11 min
Published 15 Aug 05
An innocent afternoon drink in the pub with friends soon turns quite hairy.
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synopsis
Martin goes to the pub to meet friends for an innocent afternoon drink. But soon it becomes clear that he is hiding a terrible secret.
This is a moral tale: and the moral is simple: Follow Martin if you dare. And if you do dare, wear padded trousers.
short fact
I tried to grow a moustache. Have done a few times. And this was the inspiration for the film. I am drawn to outsiders. And I empathise with and envy non-conformists. I shot the film over 3 days in a pub in the East End of London. We rehearsed to a minimum to keep it live, I didn’t storyboard, I had a written shotlist scrumpled up in my pocket.

My advice to myself and anyone else is: go with what most excites you, follow your instinct, and make your own film. Not someone else’s. I hope you enjoy this film.
crew
  • director Jim Hosking
  • writer Jim Hosking
  • producer Doug Wade
  • editor Tim Hardy
  • director of photography Darren Tieman
  • sound Hackenbacker Audio Post Production
  • music Jim Hosking
cast
  • Rupert Procter
  • Teresa Churcher
  • Dominic Coleman
  • Tony Marshall
  • Vicky Murdock
  • Patrick Hannaway
  • Ace Freeman
  • Joe Figg
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    format
    35mm/Super 35
    budget
    £15000
    © 2003 Courtest of Partizan Ltd & Dazzle Short Film Label

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    comment by Phil  Hawkins
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    posted Aug 24, 2005

    Nice, conventionally shot short film. Liked the subtextual concept of the story but I didn't feel the film justified it completely... maybe because of the lack of rehearsal/pacing of dialogue... ?

    Loved the performance and delivery of the barman. '...Well there was some there before' was a classic line... very funny.
    comment by Liam  Wilkinson
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    posted Feb 22, 2006

    Brilliant. This is a surreal masterpiece. The comic timing is just lovely. And the dark atmosphere of the pub is perfect.
    comment by Nich  Holberton
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    posted Jan 19, 2006

    The message is an important one and it comes across well.

    comment by Oliver  Copping
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    posted Dec 11, 2005

    Very good casting but this felt like a small joke or a commercial stretched out into a short film. Hilarious in places but needed more depth to sustain the length.
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    Partizan Ltd

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