Five business people walk into a room…
Neil Summerville, Maurizo Molino, Tracy Bargate, Song-Hung Chang, Mike Archer, Oengues Macnamara
UK
2025
English
Flashing/Strobing lights
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Credits & Director
Producer
Richard Hunter, Federica Schivello
Screenwriter
Richard Hunter
Cinematography
John Fisher
Editor
Matthew J Brady
Original Music
Jay Ray
Richard Hunter
Richard Hunter is a London-based filmmaker who loves to blend his dark humour with unsettling moments. Originally gaining recognition for his short films Evil’s Evil Cousin (2015), Skeletons (2019), and Lovely Creature (2022), Hunter went on to receive wide acclaim for his debut feature film Foul Evil Deeds, which premiered at the 2024 Locarno Film Festival.
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