A Running Jump

2012 British film
  • 2012 (2012)
Running time
35 minutesCountryUnited KingdomLanguageEnglish

A Running Jump is a 2012 short film written and directed by Mike Leigh.[1][2] It was commissioned for the London 2012 Cultural Olympiad[3] and shown on both Channel 4 on Monday 23 July[4] and BBC Two on Thursday 26 July 2012.[5] Leigh describes it as "a film reflecting on sport in everyday life – not to mention taxis and dodgy second-hand cars."[6][7][8]

Cast

  • Eddie Marsan as Perry
  • Samantha Spiro as Debbie
  • Sam Kelly as Grandad
  • Danielle Bird as Jody
  • Nichole Bird as Hayley
  • Lee Ingleby as Gary
  • Robert Putt as Derek
  • Jade Anouka as Jody's friend
  • Belinda Everett as Karate girl
  • Selina Zaza as Karate girl
  • Ben Batt as Footballer
  • Jonny Leigh-Wright as Footballer

References

  1. ^ "A Running Jump".
  2. ^ "So It Goes... Singing the Blues in Red".
  3. ^ "A Running Jump". Time Out. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
  4. ^ "A Running Jump". Channel 4. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
  5. ^ "A Running Jump". BBC. Retrieved 6 Jan 2021.
  6. ^ "LONDON 2012: Jay-Z, Rihanna to Perform at Olympic Arts Festival".
  7. ^ "Digital Tableaux: Cinematographer Dick Pope on Mr. Turner".
  8. ^ "Cannes Check 2014: Mike Leigh's 'Mr. Turner'".
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Mike Leigh
Feature films
  • Bleak Moments (1971)
  • High Hopes (1988)
  • Life Is Sweet (1990)
  • Naked (1993)
  • Secrets & Lies (1996)
  • Career Girls (1997)
  • Topsy-Turvy (1999)
  • All or Nothing (2002)
  • Vera Drake (2004)
  • Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)
  • Another Year (2010)
  • Mr. Turner (2014)
  • Peterloo (2018)
  • Hard Truths (2024)
Television
Plays
  • The Box Play (1965)
  • Ecstasy (1979)
  • Too Much of a Good Thing (1979, broadcast 1992)
  • Greek Tragedy (1989)


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