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| Gone Fishing | |
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| Directed by | Chris Jones |
| Written by | Chris Jones |
| Produced by | Ivan Francis Clements |
| Starring | Bill Paterson James Wilson |
| Cinematography | Vernon Layton |
| Edited by | Eddie Hamilton |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | £25,000 (estimated) |
Gone Fishing is a 2008 short film written and directed by Chris Jones, starring Bill Paterson and James Wilson, that premiered at BAFTA on 12 January 2008. [1]
"Gone Fishing" is the story of a boy and old man coming to terms with bereavement through their shared love of fishing, and the legend of Goliath, the biggest pike ever caught.
This thirteen-minute short film was financed by 150 film makers and directed by the author of The Guerilla Film Makers Handbook, Chris Jones.
The story is in part autobiographical - while growing up, director Chris Jones and his friends would often attempt to catch the legendary 'Oscar the pike', a fish that according to local myth terrorized the lake at the end of his road, the aptly named Blue Lagoon. This was the inspiration behind the legend of 'Goliath', the big fish in this even bigger tale. [2]
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