Mat Kirkby Phone Call

This film demonstrates the sheer power of the human voice to convey compassion and understanding via a one on one telephone conversation.

Mat kirkby phone call.

Sally hawkins jim broad. With sally hawkins jim broadbent edward hogg prunella scales. This short drama is beautifully made with cinematography by ole bratt birkeland judy but it is the performance and presence of sally hawkins that makes it stand out. 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.

Directed by mat kirkby. The tribeca jury awarded the phone call stating. The phone call 2013 directed by mat kirkby reviews film cast letterboxd. Matt kirkby james lucas producer s.

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. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever. Good luck to tribeca winning short film the phone call for the oscars on the 22nd. James lucas mat kirkby cast.

Director and writer mat kirkby and writer james lucas accept the oscar for the best live action short film the phone call. 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. Reuters the film starring sally hawkins is set in a crisis. When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.

The phone call 21 min uk director s. Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. 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. Analysis of mat kirkby s short film the phone call for unc science and literature english course.