Film type: Short
Film Category: Short
Genre: Drama
Film Length: 25min
Showtimes: Thursday, April 14, 2016 at 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Short Synopsis:
Beverley follows a mixed race girl’s struggles to carve out a sense of identity in a confusing, shifting cultural landscape, 1980 Leicester. A move from the decaying, poverty-stricken, urban environment to the relative comfort and theoretical safety of white suburbia does not provide the hope and opportunities Bev may have wished for. A familiar enemy is ever present – a threat that extends beyond her own safety – more importantly she must protect her brother and sister. By asserting her will and using her guile, Bev tries to shape her new environment into something palatable, but the result is the opposite of what she is trying to achieve.
Directors:
Alexander Thomas
Producers:
Cass Pennant
Ian Stuttard
Writers:
Alexander Thomas
Main Cast:
Laya Lewis – Beverley
Vicky McClure – Caroline
Winston Ellis – Travis
Kieran Hardcastle – Wilson
Corey Trevor – Carl
Sennia Nanua – Jess
King Sounds – Otis
Neville Staple – Neville
Tom Cowling – Dean
Lewis Fernandez – Lee
Owen Warner – Trev
Lewis Bacon – ScottGeorge Somner – Aaron
Alan Wales – Mr Bridges
Christine Cassidy – Mrs Bridges
Indigo Palmer-Miller – Singer
List of Accolades/Awards:
Beverley, 2015, (writer, director) Fiction, 25 mins
– Winner: Best of Fest – St Louis International Film Festival (OSCAR qualifying award)
– Winner: Film of the Festival & Best Short Film – Southampton Film Festival
– Winner: Film of the Festival – UK International Black Film Festival
– Winner: Film of the Festival, Best Drama and Best Acting – Beeston Film Festival
– Winner: Best Film – Portobello Film Festival
– Winner: Best Short Film – London Independent Film Festival
– Winner: Best Short Film — Derby Film Festival
– Winner: Best Short Film – Crystal Palace Film Festival
– Winner: Best Narrative Short – Weyauwega International Film Festival
– Winner: Best International Film – International Black Film Festival (USA)
– Winner: Best Drama – High Desert International Film Festival
– Winner: Prix Lyceens – This Is England Film Festival (France)
– Winner: Audience Award (Strong Women) & Best Actress – Seattle Short Film Festival
– Winner: Best Short Film & Best Actress – Princeton Independent Film Festival
– Winner: Best Screenplay – Manchester International Film Festival
– Winner: Best Short Screenplay – Portsmouth International Film Festival
– Winner: Best Actress (Laya Lewis) – NIFF Houston Film Festival
– Winner: Best Supporting Actress – 30Under30 Film Festival
– Narrative Short Honourable Mention: Fargo International Film Festival
– Runner-Up: Best Short Film – Miami World Film Awards
– Nominated: Best UK Short – East End Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Short, Best Director, Best Lead Actress, Best Score, Best Hair and Make-up – Portsmouth Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best Score – Southampton Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Short Film, Best Drama, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actress, Best Production Design and Best Score – Sydney Indie Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Cinematography – Seattle Short Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Drama – Deep Fried Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Actress (Vicky McClure) – NIFF Houston Film Festival
– Nominated: Rising Star Award – Edinburgh Short Film Festiva
– Nominated: Best Featurette, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Actress, Best — –
Ensemble Cast and Best International – Idyllwild International Film Festival
– The Undream, 2013, (director) Fiction, 18 mins
– Winner: Audience Award — East End Film Festival
– Winner: Best UK Short — StokeYourFires Film Festival
– Winner: Best Art/Experimental — Portobello Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Short — Newport International Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Cinematography — Newport International Film Festival
– Nominated: Welsh Dragon Award — Newport International Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Short — Crystal Palace International Film Festival
– Shortlisted: Best Short – International Digital Film Festival, India
Entropy, 2010, (director, writer, editor) Fiction, 15 mins
– Winner: Best Student Film — Stoke Your Fires
– Winner: Best Script — National Student Film Festival
– Winner: Best Performances — National Student Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Film — National Student Film Festival
Portobello: Attack of the Clones, 2006 (co-producer, director, editor) Doc, 20 mins
– Winner: Best London Film — Portobello Film Festival
– Nominated: Best Film — Portobello Film Festival
– Winner: documentary of the month — filmaka.com
