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Ripple

Ripple

One small random act of malice forces an ordinary man off the safe road and on to a dark journey he'll never forget. A black comedy starring Ben Crompton, directed by Paul Gowers, written by Jim North & Paul Gowers

"Wonderfully dark and entertaining, and absurdly funny"
Wolfgang Petersen

"Funny, odd, crazy, weird, human" Rutger Hauer

"Funny, twisting tale with a cleverly executed climax"
Aubrey Day, Editor Total Film

Best Comedy, 12th LA Shorts Fest | 2008

2nd Prize TCM Classic Shorts Competition

Best Short Film, Mexico International Film Festival | 2009

Grand Prize - Short Films, New York Festivals: Film and Video Competition | 2009

Audience Award, 9th Filmstock International Film Festival | 2008

Audience Award - European Competition
14th International Kortfilmfestival Leuven | 2008

Best Narrative Short Film
6th Calgary Underground Film Festival | 2009

Best Acting
5th MCM Filmfest: International Short Film Festival | 2009

Audience Award
8th Silhouette Short Film Festival | 2009

Director/ Writer: Paul Gowers Writer: Jim North DOP: Brett Turnbull Editor: Russ Clapham Original score: Michael Conn Songs by: Jawbone Line Producer: Rob Mercer Colourist: Stefan Perry Sound dub: Andy Coles Producer: Richard Batty