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An Arawak Films production

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) - winner of a Breakthrough Brits 2008 award award (the UK Film Council’s high end talent initiative that celebrates a new wave of British filmmaking talent who are on the cusp of mainstream success), Hitchcock Award, the Screen Nation ‘Best Emerging Talent’ award and shortlisted for the BBC’s New Filmmaker Award. 

Writing credits include Lolapalooza – a  feature in development with Working Title Films – WT2; Boo! (22 episodes - BBC / Tell-Tale Productions) and Jim Jam & Sunny (20 episodes - ITV). Directing credits include: Nobody The Great (2007 – Winner of Cinequest Film Festival’s Viewers’ Voice Audience Award for ‘Best Feature Film’); her award winning short films (Cheese Makes You Dream, Elephant Palm Tree and How to Make Friends) have sold to broadcasters such as HBO and the BBC and have screened at film festivals around the world including Sundance, Berlin and London.  

  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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High resolution production stills - please click on image to see full version:

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Photos by James Marsden
 
 

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