THE HAPPINESS THIEF

Cinéfondation

Directed by :: Derek BOYES

Country:: UNITED KINGDOM

Year:: 2004

Duration:: 13.30 minutes

Synopsis

A miserable girl curses her younger brother for being so happy. Little does she know her curse would summon a grotesque figure who, in the darkness of night, would steal the boy's happiness. Horrified and ridden with guilt, the girl chases the thief onto the city's rooftops to bargain her brother's happiness.

Derek BOYES

Credits

Derek BOYES - Director
Richard CHESTER - Music
Andrea HUGHES - Set Designer
Benjamin PUTLAND - Film Editor
Vladimir TRIVIC - Cinematography

Actors

Beans BALAWI - Timmy
Tom BROOKE - The Happiness Thief
Chloe SMITH - Emily

Contacts and useful links

School

NATIONAL FILM AND TELEVISION SCHOOL NFTS - Beaconsfield Studios - Station Road - Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire HP9 1LG - Royaume-Uni - T.: 44.1494 731457 - F.: 44 1494.674042 festivals@nftsfilm-tv.ac.uk