A short flick about a small town escape.
Colour
16mm
10 minutes
2002
Filmed in Southampton and Milford on Sea in March 2002
Violet is a stylish short film about a kidnapping.
Violet's an underpaid, overworked young girl living in a town everyone wants to escape from.
Recently Tuesday has had a windfall at the races, who lives with her beautiful but spoilt cousin Suzie.
So Violet decides to kidnap Suzie for a small ransom and skip town with the winnings, hoping to set up a coffee house.
But when the fateful days comes Violet finds herself falling for Suzie's charms, who soon realises that she too could start a new life.
However Tuesday discovers Suzie's missing and won't let her go without a fight...
Cast
Violet......Jenna Grassick
Suzie.......Deborah Taylor
Tuesday...Mia Backstrom
Waitress...Kelly Stanton
The Boss..Mat Guy
Crew
Director of Photography
Lisa Morgan
Assistant Camera
Mia Backstrom
Producer
Kelly Stanton
Sound
Sharon Millmore
Assistant Sound
Ben Porter
Directed, Edited, Written and Produced by Jo Barnes
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