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Wasp is a 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 Danny Dyer. Dartford (Arnold's hometown) is the setting.
- Nathalie Press - Zoë
- Danny Dyer - Dave
- Jodie Mitchell - Kelly
- Molly Griffiths - Sinead
- Kaitlyn Raynor - Leanne
- Danny Daley - Kai
- Lizzie Colbert - Bullet-head
- Ashley Routledge - Brown-haired girl
- Tabitha Crewe - Barmaid
[edit] Awards won
- 2005 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film [1]
- 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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