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Nits
Harry Wootliff
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drama | 2004 | Yorkshire & Humber | 10 min
Published 18 Jul 06
Seven-year-old James has nits and wants his mum to check his head, but his mum has other things on her mind.
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synopsis
James has nits. But for a seven-year-old, there are some things even more worrying than hair lice. When his parents return from the hospital James learns that grown-ups can sort out the nits, but there are some things they can’t explain so easily.


This film was chosen to be part of the BBC Summer of British Film (shorts): Social Realism season. Watch more SOBF: Social Realism shorts on film network.
crew
cast
  • James Jonathan Mason
  • Mum Nicola Stephenson
  • Dad Ben Crompton
  • Nan Rita May
festivals, awards and screenings include:
  • BAFTA-nominated for Best Short Film 2004
  • Winner of the TCM/London Film Festival Short Film Award 2004
  • Winner of the Soho Rushes Short Film Award
  • Winner of the Audience Award at Shooting People
  • Winner of The Birdseye View Film Festival London
  • Selected for the Kodak Showcase
  • Selected for the Cannes film festival, for the ‘Directors Fortnight’
  • Los Angeles Film Festival 2004
  • New York Festival 2004
  • Leeds Film Festival 2004
  • Kino Film Festival, Manchester 2004
  • Melbourne International Film Festival 2005
  • San Francisco Film Festival 2005
  • Lithuania Festival 2005
  • Nashville 2005
    • format
    35mm/Super 35
    © 2004 courtesy of Harry Wootliff and Dazzle Short Film Label

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    comment by L  K
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    posted Oct 10, 2008

    Great filming of the boy. I think the ice cream van story was appropiate.
    comment by Account Cancelled -  New User with former account
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    posted Feb 15, 2007

    Fantastic. I can't stop scratching my head now.

    Aww, the little boy is so cute.
    comment by ian  jubb
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    posted Jan 18, 2007

    He Is Just Great
    comment by Luke  Flegg
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    posted Jan 11, 2007

    Fascinated by this subject matter. Child POV is where I'm at at the moment (see my profile for info)

    Anyway, I love this short. but i think he's too oblivious to grown ups issues, whiuch unfortunately i think is so common in portrayal of kids in cinema. also i felt while beautifully depicted and generally stunningly acted, themes were a little pretentiously/loosely expressed in quite overly ambiguous scenes. i think just some of the points in this are a little shrouded in unclear scenes.. just the purpose of them kindof confused me and diluted the connection i had at points.. the lost ladybird felt a bit like a pointless metaphor for the lost baby
    comment by william  fisher
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    posted Oct 21, 2006

    That James..What a star!!
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    funded by
    UK Film Council's New Cinema Fund in collaboration with Screen Yorkshire

    world sales & distribution by
    Dazzle Short Film Label

    selected by
    Rushes Soho Shorts
    more shorts with similar themes

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