Big Girl, Little Girl

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Big Girl, Little Girl
Written byAmelia Hann
Directed by Amelia Hann
Starring Dan Antopolski
Lorna Fitzgerald
Melanie Gutteridge
Donna McCabe
Molly McMorrow
Robert Reina
Theme music composer Ewan Pearson
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Producers Christine Hartland, Natalie Richmond Elvy, [1] Amelia Hann
Cinematography Nemone Mercer
EditorSimon Barker
Running time9 minutes
Production company Loose Cannon Productions
BudgetSelf funding [1]
Release
Original release2004 (2004)

Big Girl, Little Girl is a 2004 British short film directed by Amelia Hann.

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Synopsis

The film revolves around the seven-year-old character called Lucy, who is in love with her uncle. Lucy tries to compete with his girlfriend in order to gain his affection.

Cast

Reception

The film was received by the public without much criticism. [3]

Awards

Big Girl, Little Girl was nominated for two awards, one of which it has one. It won 'Best Director' in the Strasbourg Film Festival (II) in 2004, but failed to win 'Best Short Film' in the San Francisco Short Film Festival in the same year. [4]

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References

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  3. "Forum Conversation - Big Girl, Little Girl - BBC Film Network". BBC. 19 March 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2008.
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