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Sunday Morning
Jake Thomas
average rating from 13 members 
       
comedy | 2003 | North West | 2 min
Published 30 May 06
A showdown on the Manchester Hills as two ramblers meet. Are the hills big enough for both of them?
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synopsis
A rambler is enjoying a walk in the Manchester hills when he comes across a fellow rambler. Is there enough of the hill to share?
short fact
Shot on a large hill on a boiling day in Manchester with borrowed equipment and no money.
crew
  • director Jake Thomas
  • writer Jake Thomas
  • producer Stefan Georgiou
  • editor Stephen Beard
  • director of photography Jake Thomas
cast
  • Rambler 1 Wilf Westwell
  • Rambler 2 John Johnston
festivals, awards and screenings include:
  • Filmstock
  • Kinofilm Festival
  • Commonwealth Film Festival
  • Rushes Short Film Festival -Polaroid newcomer of the year nominee
  • format
    16mm/Super 16
    © 2003 Low Fat Films

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    comment by Simon  Page
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    posted Oct 19, 2007

    Excellent. Just excellent. The last scene is so unexpected, it made me laugh out aloud! I wish I could get ideas like this!

    comment by mark  selwood
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    posted Jun 9, 2006

    I'm not the head of, director of, or a lecturer in anything. I watch these because I'm interested, so what do I know? But I am probably one of the great unwashed who would eventually pay to see this person's work.
    And I loved it.
    I think the silent, drawn out prelude is the entire point! Like a lot of clever humour, the elongated, quiet and deliberately understated set-up just makes the pay-off better. It's the visual equivalent of a pause before the punchline.

    And I adore the shot of the sheep (or is it a goat - screen's a bit small) looking on in befuddlement.

    So - Loved it. Congratulations.

    comment by Leilani  Holmes
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    posted Jun 7, 2006

    I agree with Matthew Hobb's comment. This is a nice looking film well executed but leaves a bit of a flat feeling at the end. It's a good gag but I feel would work better if it were shorter. Like a Nokia 15 second short. For 2 minutes and that lovely build up I sort of wanted more than I got. A nicely made film though. Must have been a feat to get all those people organised in the middle of nowhere!

    comment by Matthew  Hobbs
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    posted Jun 6, 2006

    Personally, when I watch a short I'm looking for an engaging story, but this film lacked that. It seems only to serve as a vehicle for the single gag. I'm impressed though by the locations and its zero budget, for which the filmmakers should be commended.

    Matthew  Hobbs is President of Firefly and a member of Film Network's Industry Panel.
    comment by Mario Cavalli
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    posted Jun 2, 2006

    Nice gag, good pay off!

    Mario Cavalli is Founder and Director of Colony Media and a member of Film Network's Industry Panel.
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