The Substitute (2015 film)

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The Substitute
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Directed byNathan Hughes-Berry
Written byMadeleine Sims-Fewer
Produced byMadeleine Sims-Fewer & Eva Sigurdardottir
Starring
  • David Bamber
  • Madeleine Sims-Fewer
  • Ben Kerfoot
  • Haruka Abe
  • Anna Hogarth
CinematographyCharlie Goodger
Music byAlex Harwood
Release date
  • 8 January 2015 (2015-01-08)(London Short Film Festival)
Running time
22 minutes
CountryCanada/United Kingdom/Iceland
LanguageEnglish

The Substitute is a 2015 short film [1] written by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and directed by Nathan Hughes-Berry. The film is inspired by Sims-Fewer's experience of life at boarding school and was shot on location at St Angela's Ursuline Catholic School in East London. [2]

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The film made its UK premiere at London Short Film Festival [3] and has gone on to pick up nominations at Fantasporto, [4] Imagine Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival where it competed for the Silver Melies, [5] Dresden Filmfest [6] where it competed for the Golden Horseman and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. The film was chosen to screen at the Cannes Film Festival as part of Telefilm Canada's Not Short on Talent programme. [7]

Synopsis

A young teacher takes a job at an unusual private school where she soon discovers that the boys have a sinister power over the girls. As the boys behaviour becomes increasingly threatening she uncovers the source of the girls fear; an ominous locked door at the back of the classroom.

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References

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  2. ↑ Nathan Hughes-Berry. "The Substitute Short Film". Booruffle Films. Retrieved 2015-05-02.
  3. ↑ "LSFF Gothic Section 2015". LSFF. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  4. ↑ Mario Dorminsky. "Fantasy Shorts selected Fantasporto 2015". Fantasporto. Retrieved 2015-02-22.
  5. ↑ Eye. "Official Selection". Imagine. Retrieved 2015-03-22.
  6. ↑ Dresden Filmfest (April 2015). "Filmfest Dresden Official Selection 2015". filmfestivallife. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
  7. ↑ "Not Short on Talent at Cannes 2015". Telefilm Canada. Archived from the original on 2015-05-06. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  8. ↑ McNary, Dave (October 10, 2013). "Slamdance Screenplay Prize Won By 'Butterfly Children'".
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  10. ↑ "The Smalls".
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