Whether making a feature or short film, a great amount of time goes into the process. The writing, the shooting, the editing and then getting your film shown… every filmmaker makes the arduous journey and dreams one day they’ll hear their names announced on Oscar nominations morning.
For one such filmmaking team, Mat Kirkby and James Lucas, the dream became reality on January 16 when their short film, The Phone Call, was among the five films nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Film category.
Their emotional film follows Heather, (played by Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins), a shy lady who works at a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man (played by Oscar winner Jim Broadbent) she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Mat Kirkby is a commercials/music video director working out of Ridley Scott Associates in London,...
For one such filmmaking team, Mat Kirkby and James Lucas, the dream became reality on January 16 when their short film, The Phone Call, was among the five films nominated for an Academy Award in the Best Short Film category.
Their emotional film follows Heather, (played by Oscar nominee Sally Hawkins), a shy lady who works at a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man (played by Oscar winner Jim Broadbent) she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Mat Kirkby is a commercials/music video director working out of Ridley Scott Associates in London,...
- 2/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Let me get a tissue. I’ve just finished watching the short The Phone Call starring Sally Hawkins, Jim Broadbent, Edward Hogg and Prunella Scales.
Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Watch it and you’ll feel like you’ve been run over by a Mack truck.
(via Indiewire)
In April, this 20 minute tear-jerker won Best Narrative Short at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
Jury Comments:
“This film demonstrates the sheer power of the human voice to convey compassion and understanding via a one-on-one telephone conversation. We have selected it for its simplicity and directness in showing how emotional bonds can be formed by empathetic communication and for its beautifully-measured performances.”
Writer James Lucas’s, producer Michelle Kirkman’s and director Mat Kirkby...
Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man, she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
Watch it and you’ll feel like you’ve been run over by a Mack truck.
(via Indiewire)
In April, this 20 minute tear-jerker won Best Narrative Short at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival.
Jury Comments:
“This film demonstrates the sheer power of the human voice to convey compassion and understanding via a one-on-one telephone conversation. We have selected it for its simplicity and directness in showing how emotional bonds can be formed by empathetic communication and for its beautifully-measured performances.”
Writer James Lucas’s, producer Michelle Kirkman’s and director Mat Kirkby...
- 10/27/2014
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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