The Devil's Harmony | |
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Directed by | Dylan Holmes Williams |
Screenplay by | Jess O’Kane & Dylan Holmes Williams |
Produced by | Nathan Craig Anthony Toma |
Starring | Patsy Ferran Leo Suter Guy Henry Bobby Schofield |
Cinematography | David Wright |
Production companies | Tatata Studios Deadbeat Films (Formerly Toma Productions) |
Distributed by | Salaud Morisset |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The Devil's Harmony is a live action short film directed by Dylan Holmes Williams in 2019. [1]
In 2020, it won the Jury Prize for International Fiction at Sundance Film Festival. [2] In 2019, it won the Best UK Short Jury Prize at Raindance Film Festival, [3] a Best Director award at Fantastic Fest [4] and British / Irish Short Film of the Year at the London Film Critics Circle Awards. [5] It was nominated for a British Independent Film Award (BIFA) for Best British Short Film. [6]
The Devil's Harmony was produced by Nathan Craig (Tatata Studios) and distributed worldwide by the International Production & Distribution company Salaud Morisset. [7]
Revenge is best served a cappella. A bullied teenage girl leads a glee club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies.
In credits order | |
Patsy Ferran | as Kiera |
Leo Suter | as Connor |
Bobby Schofield | as Doug |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |
Jordan Ajadi | as Schmidt |
Cassian Bilton | as Kornitzer |
Guy Henry | as Headmaster Plugg |
Ramzan Miah | as Lawrence |
Matthew Morrison | as Philips |
Kieran Slade | as Michael |
Kit Young | as Tyrone |
Since its launch, the film has been selected in many festivals around the world.
Year | Festival | Award/Category | Status |
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2019 | Encounters Film Festival | Brief Encounters Grand Prix [8] | Nominated |
2019 | British Independent Film Awards (BIFA) | Best British Short [9] | Nominated |
2019 | Raindance Film Festival | Jury Prize – Best UK Short [3] | Won |
2019 | Sitges Film Festival | Official Fantastic Selection [10] | Nominated |
2019 | PÖFF Tallinn Festival | International Short Film Competition [11] | Nominated |
2019 | Austin Fantastic Fest | Short Fuse Award – Best Director [12] | Won |
2019 | American Film Institute Festival | Official Competition [13] | Nominated |
2019 | Underwire Film Festival | Best Film [14] | Nominated |
2020 | Palm Springs International ShortFest | Best of the Festival [15] | Nominated |
2020 | Sundance Film Festival | Short Film Grand Jury Prize [2] | Won |
2020 | Berlin British Shorts Film Festival | Jury Award [16] | Won |
2020 | London Film Critics' Circle Award | British Short Film of the Year [17] | Won |
2020 | Florida Film Festival | Grand Jury Award – Best Short [18] | Nominated |
2020 | San Francisco International Film Festival | Best Narrative Short [19] | Nominated |
2020 | Norwegian Short Film Festival | Best International Short Film [20] | Won |
2020 | London Short Film Festival | Best Short Film [11] | Nominated |
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