The Devil's Harmony

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The Devil's Harmony
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Film Poster
Directed by Dylan Holmes Williams
Screenplay byJess O’Kane & Dylan Holmes Williams
Produced byNathan Craig
Anthony Toma
Starring Patsy Ferran
Leo Suter
Guy Henry
Bobby Schofield
CinematographyDavid Wright
Production
companies
Tatata Studios
Deadbeat Films (Formerly Toma Productions)
Distributed bySalaud Morisset
Release date
  • September 2019 (2019-09)(Encounters)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Devil's Harmony is a live action short film directed by Dylan Holmes Williams in 2019. [1]

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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]

Plot

Revenge is best served a cappella. A bullied teenage girl leads a glee club on a trail of destruction against her high school enemies.

Cast

In credits order
Patsy Ferran as Kiera
Leo Suter as Connor
Bobby Schofieldas Doug
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jordan Ajadias Schmidt
Cassian Bilton as Kornitzer
Guy Henry as Headmaster Plugg
Ramzan Miah as Lawrence
Matthew Morrisonas Philips
Kieran Sladeas Michael
Kit Youngas Tyrone

Awards

Since its launch, the film has been selected in many festivals around the world.

YearFestivalAward/CategoryStatus
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 FestivalOfficial 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
2020Berlin British Shorts Film FestivalJury 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
2020Norwegian Short Film FestivalBest International Short Film [20] Won
2020 London Short Film Festival Best Short Film [11] Nominated

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