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* Academy Award winner for Live Action Short Film - Phone Call, Director Mat Kirkby

Phone Call film poster

Heather 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. ‘The Phone Call’ was shot on location in London in May 2013, with Sally Hawkins having just completed filming on Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’. Despite the fact that Sally and Jim Broadbent have both starred in Mike Leigh films, this was the first time that they had actually worked together. Mat Kirkby is a commercials/music video director workinPhone Call poster IIg out of Ridley Scott Associates in London, although he spends much of his time writing Screenplays and eating cake. His work includes videos for Adele, Basement Jaxx and Muse and adverts for Nike and Playstation. Mat appeared on the cover of Screen International as a ‘UK Star of Tomorrow’, (although the other ‘stars’ such as Gemma Arterton, Andrew Garfield and Felicity Jones all actually became stars). He is currently developing 3 features, the psychological thriller ‘Call Girl’, biopic ‘Hair of the Dog’ and comedy ‘Wingman’. Mat’s greatest achievement still remains setting the Guinness World Record for ‘most consecutive bikini-waxes in a 24 hr period’ for the Fatboy Slim video ‘Bushes’. Director Kirkby joins us for a conversation on the making of his riveting and moving film.

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Academy Award nomination for Live Action Short Film program