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An Arawak Films production
Sales Agent: Big Film Shorts

Synopsis

One day, at the end of her tether, a mother invites two neighbourhood girls over to befriend her lonely 11 year old son.  Even she is surprised at the result…  This is a warm, touching, funny evocation of childhood.  

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Some interesting tidbits...
 
  Film sold to HBO  

  Film festivals that have screened or selected the film include : 

2005 - The Hamptons International Film Festival, Berlin Film Festival, Aspen Shortsfest, Tribeca Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival; Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival; Milan African Film Festival, Urbanworld Film Festival, Umbria Film Festival

2004 - Montreal World Film Festival, Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films, BFM International Film Festival, Chicago International Children's Film Festival, , Raindance Film Festival, St Louis Film Festival, Foyle Film Festival

  Written and directed by Kara Miller (Arawak Films) writing credits include Lolapalooza – a greenlit feature in development with Working Title Films – WT2; 10 episodes of Boo! (BBC 2), Currently writing 18 episodes for Boo! (series two) --- Directing credits:  Nobody The Great (2006 - feature film), How To Make Friends (2004), Elephant Palm Tree (2004), Cheese Makes You Dream (2003) - the script won the Hitchcock Award 2002;  Festivals that have screened Cheese Makes You Dream, so far, include: London Film Festival, Montreal World Film Festival, Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Los Angeles International Short Film Festival and Sitges International Film Festival.  Cheese Makes You Dream was shortlisted for BBC3 New Film-makers' Award (November, 2003). Festivals that have screened Cheese Makes You Dream, so far, include: Sundance Film Festival (2005); Pan African Film Festival (2005); London Film Festival (Diaspora and London Calling programmes); Bahamas International Film Festival

  Director of Photography: Nick Tebbet --- Drama credits include: "The Woman In The Locked Room" (Directed By Leif Magnusson)Winner of the The “SAMMI” Award. Swedish Television Award - best T.V. Drama of the year. “The Fifth Element” (Directed By Luc Besson, Nick Tebbet 2nd Unit DP).

  Editor: Simon Cozens: as first assistant editor include: About a Boy, Spy Game, The World is Not Enough and Saving Private Ryan. Credits as editor include: Some Things that Stay, Fishy and Ghosthunter.

Cast

K   Laget-Konstantinos Randriamahitasoua-Galanis

Melody   Rochelle Spence Morris

Shardinae       Jayde Powell

Mother               Doña Croll

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Photos by James Marsden
 
 

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