
SA Indie Film Fest 2020 x Oddball Short Films Official Selection
The Cunning Man is a short film inspired by John Harries (1785-1839) a physician and 'Cunning Man', a healer who uses folklore magic.
The film tells the story of an elderly and mysterious farmer who drifts through the Welsh valleys collecting dead animals. Refusing the services of the local abattoir's collector, what he has in store for these creatures is beyond anyone's imagination. An enchanted tale in the face of callous greed.
- Year2019
- Runtime12:54
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryWales
- PremiereAfrican Premiere
- RatingPG
- DirectorZoe Dobson
- ScreenwriterAli Cook
- ProducerAli Cook
- Executive ProducerAli Cook, Amy-Jo Bryant, Milan Krsljanin
- Co-ProducerRoss Williams
- CastSimon Armstrong, Ali Cook, Ian Kelly, Charlotte Jo Hanbury
- CinematographerDave Miller
- EditorRene Pannevis
- Production DesignFelix Coles
- ComposerLol Hammond & Duncan Forbes
SA Indie Film Fest 2020 x Oddball Short Films Official Selection
The Cunning Man is a short film inspired by John Harries (1785-1839) a physician and 'Cunning Man', a healer who uses folklore magic.
The film tells the story of an elderly and mysterious farmer who drifts through the Welsh valleys collecting dead animals. Refusing the services of the local abattoir's collector, what he has in store for these creatures is beyond anyone's imagination. An enchanted tale in the face of callous greed.
- Year2019
- Runtime12:54
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryWales
- PremiereAfrican Premiere
- RatingPG
- DirectorZoe Dobson
- ScreenwriterAli Cook
- ProducerAli Cook
- Executive ProducerAli Cook, Amy-Jo Bryant, Milan Krsljanin
- Co-ProducerRoss Williams
- CastSimon Armstrong, Ali Cook, Ian Kelly, Charlotte Jo Hanbury
- CinematographerDave Miller
- EditorRene Pannevis
- Production DesignFelix Coles
- ComposerLol Hammond & Duncan Forbes