Seven year old Amy whose recently separated parents hold differing views on her social development is enthralled in her world of make believe. One afternoon when her father comes to visit this situation comes to a head, with disturbing consequences for Amy.
Written & Directed By: Richard Porter, Produced By: Margaret Milner Schmueck, DOP: Basil Smith, Composer: Philip Bak, Sound Designer: Susan Pennington, Script Editors: Paul Welsh & Tristan Goligher, Editor: Barry Moen, SPOOL Head of Production: Penny Linfield, SPOOL Production Coordinator: Mary Kearns, Executive Producers: Paul Welsh, Rebecca Mark-Lawson
GalwayFilm FleadhIRELAND– July 2007
Ravenna Nightmare Festival ITALY– Oct 2007
Anchorage Film Festival USA– Nov 2007
Seagate Foyle Film Festival, UK– Dec 2007
Singapore Short Film Festival – March 2008
Short Shorts Film Festival Japan – June 2008
57th Melbourne Intern’l Film Festival – July 2008
Edinburgh Intern’l Film Festival – August 2007
Cambridge Film Festival – Sept 2008
Nuit du court Métrage -“Missing” Strand ,Switzerland– Oct 2008
Encounters Short Film Festival UK– Nov 2007
The film was produced by Spool Films in association with Split Second Films.
The film was realised via the DV Shorts training and production scheme for filmmakers in the East Midlands. The scheme was co-financed with Lottery funds via the UK Film Council and European Regional Development Funds via EM Media. EM Media received over 70 applications for DV Shorts 2006/07. Sixteen promising regional writers and writer/directors were selected to go through to the next stage where they were encouraged to develop and build on their submitted ideas, outlines and scripts, 6 projects were commissioned.
Length – 10 mins 30 secs
Originating Format – High Definition
Screening Format – 35mm Print, DigiBeta, BetaSP, DVD
Completed – May 2007
The British Council and EM-Media financed transfer to a 35mm print
AMY (Molly Windsor)
AMY (Molly Windsor)
AMY (Molly Windsor) & BOYS (Max Jones, Jake Young & Deon Williams)