Wasp (film)

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Wasp is an Oscar-winning short film (26 minutes) written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Nathalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle in the pursuit of rekindling a relationship with an old ex-boyfriend. Dartford (Arnold's hometown) is the setting.

[edit] Awards won

  • 2005 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
  • 2004 Bermuda Shorts Award at the Bermuda International Film Festival
  • 2005 Short Filmmaking Award, Sundance Film Festival
  • 2004 Best Live-Action Short, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival
  • 2003 Best Short Film, Stockholm Film Festival
  • 2004 Best International Short Film, Regensburg Short Film Week
  • 2004 Best of the Festival, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
  • 2004 Main Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Honorable Mention, and Prize of the Ministry for Development, Culture and Sports, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival

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