Benny the Boy Atlas (1995)

Country of Origin: UK
Year of Production: 1996
Running Times: 10m
Length:
Format:
Colour Format: colour
Aspect Ratio:
Sound:

DIRECTION

Director: Orson Nava

CREW

PRODUCTION
© 1995 Northern Media Schoolboy Atlas Productions
Boy Atlas Productions, Northern Media School
Producer: Synnøve Hørsdal
Production Manager: Gavin Ricketts

SCRIPT
Screenplay: Orson Nava

DIRECTION
1st Assistant Director: Barry Ryan
2nd Assistant Director: Andrew Willis
Script Supervisors: Alexandra Kleanthous, Rachel Matthews

PHOTOGRAPHY
Photography: Robert Hardy

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Noel Curry

MUSIC
Music: Chris Adams

SOUND
Sound Recordist: Joseph Grant

TITLES AND OPTICALS
Titles: Alan Coltman

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Emer O'Sullivan
Art Director: Elaine Brown

CASTING
Casting: Karl Townsend

CAST

Liam Barr (Benny)
Benjamin R. Briggs (school bully)
Alison Fell (teacher)
David George (psychiatrist)
Jean Farrell (Benny's mother)
Martin Parsons (Benny's father)
Frazer Barber (Benny's brother)
Emma Townend (Benny's sister)
Hollie Heraghty (girl in museum)
Kimberly Hands (girl in park)
Jonathon Gibson (back-up bully)
Ryan Barber (back-up bully)

PLOT SUMMARY

A bullied schoolboy literally takes the worries of the world on his shoulders.

TIMELINE

1995
April
18: UK - production begins

REFERENCES

PERIODICALS

Screen International no.1003 (14 April 1995) p.17 (UK)
note (UK Production)

KEYWORDS

Atlas, children

Last Updated: 8 May, 2010