A Running Jump

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]

A Running Jump
Directed by	Mike Leigh
Written by	Mike Leigh
Produced by	Georgina Lowe Ruth Mackenzie
Starring	Eddie Marsan Samantha Spiro Sam Kelly
Cinematography	Dick Pope
Edited by	Jon Gregory
Music by	Gary Yershon
Production companies	BBC Films Film4
Release date	2012 (2012)
Running time	35 minutes
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

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.
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7. "Digital Tableaux: Cinematographer Dick Pope on Mr. Turner".
8. "Cannes Check 2014: Mike Leigh's 'Mr. Turner'".