Mat Kirkby Phone Call

Tff alum mat kirkby on the phone call and the 2015 oscars.

Mat kirkby phone call.

Good luck to tribeca winning short film the phone call for the oscars on the 22nd. This film demonstrates the sheer power of the human voice to convey compassion and understanding via a one on one telephone conversation. This short drama film directed by mat kirkby entitled the phone call explores one life changing phone call that heather sally hawkins experiences whilst working in a helpline call centre she picks up the phone to answer a rather distressing call from stanley jim broadbent a widower as he wishes for someone to talk to whilst his anti depressant overdose ends his sorrowful life. Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre.

Matt kirkby james lucas producer s. The phone call matt kirkby 2013 written by james lucas and mat kirkby and directed by kirkby the phone call won the best short film oscar in 2015. The phone call 21 min uk director s. The phone call 2013 directed by mat kirkby reviews film cast letterboxd.

With sally hawkins jim broadbent edward hogg prunella scales. The phone call is a 2013 british short drama film it was directed by mat kirkby and written by kirkby and james lucas it won the oscar for best live action short film at the 87th academy awards. The film stars sally hawkins as heather a crisis hotline counsellor trying to dissuade stanley jim broadbent an unseen distraught caller from a suicide attempt following the death of his wife. Directed by mat kirkby.

Sally hawkins jim broad. Mat kirkby is an oscar winning writer director directing over 100 commercials music videos out of ridley scott associates in london with videos for adele muse and fatboy slim over 500 million hits on youtube and ads for nike playstation and some french deep fried dog biscuits called frolic banned in the uk. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever. Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre.

When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever. James lucas mat kirkby cast. The tribeca jury awarded the phone call stating. Reuters the film starring sally hawkins is set in a crisis.