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The Ice Plant
10 minutes | Family | 2007 | 
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Factory girl Ida is trying to keep her heart on ice.
SynopsisEmotionally challenged Ida works happily alone in an ice cube factory until her perfect world is disrupted by the arrival of a new colleague.
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Directed by
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Written by
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Produced by
Rosie Crerar - The Ice Plant Website
Written by: Kate Burton
Produced by: Rosie Crerar
Cast
: Rebecca Sloyan- Ida: Mark Wood- Howie
Crew
: James Harvey- Art Work: Dominic Rafferty- Art work
: Damien Leitch- Gaffer
: Cosmo Taylor- Catering
: Stuart Cadenhead- P. co-ordinator
: Douglas Fairgrieve- Sound
: Nicole Stafford- Make up
: Dale Corlett- Executive Producer
: Daniel Padden- Original Score
: Karen Ohare- Executive Producer
: Art Department- Eona McCallum
: Lucy Harvey- Costume Designer
: David Liddell- Cinematography
: Aldo Palumbo- Editor
: Assistant Director- Ross Howieson
: Eleanor Rogers- Art work
: David Armstrong- Online
: Kieran OHalloran- Spark
: Leo Segerius- Sound Assistant
More successful was Kate Burton’s The Ice Plant, Again centred on a female protagonist, this film features an ice-cube factory worker whose stable and orderly world on the production line is challenged by a new male member of the team. His efforts at making her smile through various visual gags leaves her cold at first, before she gradually warms to his off-beat charms. What is surprising about this small comedy is that despite being set in a factory (prime social realist territory after all), rather than telling a story about the exploitation of labour, it instead evokes the whimsy of the American independent film sensibility. In particular the influence of younger directors such as Wes Anderson has surely helped shape the light comedy aesthetic of this romantic tale. Ryan Shand- Instant Impact: Story and Style in the Short Film The Drouth
This is a touching little film about an odd place of work and the difficulties of starting a new job. Rebacca Sloyan is, well, icy, as the incumbent employee, and her new colleague, Mark Wood, is warm, if somewhat put off by her demeanour. Director Kate Burton has an eye for her location, and her minimal cast convincingly occupy it. This is a touching little film, it does its thing confidently and well. Eye For Film Andrew Robertson
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