James (2008) is a short film that was directed by Connor Clements.
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It is about a teenager that tries to deal with the impulses and thoughts about being gay.[1]
It won Best Northern Irish Short at the Belfast Film Festival, the Irish Prize for Best UK Short, and Best International Short at the St. Louis International Film Festival in 2008. In January, it beat 6,000 other entries to be one of 22 short films that was selected for the International Dramatic Competition at Sundance Film Festival. It was also part of the Sundance iTunes 10/10. [2]
April 2008 Best Northern Irish Film, Belfast Film Festival 2008
July 2008 2nd Place, Best First Irish Short, Galway Film Fleadh 2008
August 2008 Best Short Gaze Dublin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2008
August 2008 Jury Award Best Student Short Palm Springs Shortfest 2008
August 2008 2nd Place Best Student Cinematography Palm Springs Shortfest 2008
October 2008 Iris Prize Festival Best UK Short 2008
October 2008 Outlook Award Best LGBT Short Film 53rd Corona Cork Film Festival
October 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Award of Merit
November 2008 Best International Short 17th Annual Saint Louis International Film Festival
April 2009 Bronze Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival
May 2009 Best Foreign Film, NYC Downtown Short Film Festival
April 2008 Best Northern Irish Film, Belfast Film Festival 2008
July 2008 2nd Place, Best First Irish Short, Galway Film Fleadh 2008
August 2008 Best Short Gaze Dublin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2008
August 2008 Jury Award Best Student Short Palm Springs Shortfest 2008
August 2008 2nd Place Best Student Cinematography Palm Springs Shortfest 2008
October 2008 Iris Prize Festival Best UK Short 2008
October 2008 Outlook Award Best LGBT Short Film 53rd Corona Cork Film Festival
October 2008 Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival Award of Merit
October 2008 Irish Film Festival of Los Angeles
October 2008 NYC Downtown Short Film Festival Audience Choice Screening
October 2008 Clones Film Festival
November 2008 Kerry Film Festival
November 2008 Best International Short 17th Annual Saint Louis International Film Festival
November 2008 Radar Hamburg International Independent Film Festival
November 2008 Cork Design Week
November 2008 Outburst Queer Arts Festival Belfast
January 2009 Sundance Film Festival
February 7 2009 The Victoria Film Festival
February 2009 The 11th Annual San Francisco Independent Film Festival - Playing in front of feature film ‘Waiting At The Gate’ on Sat 7th 2.45pm & Tues 10th 7.15pm
February 2009 Cinequest Film Festival San Jose
February 2009 Sydney Mardi Gras Film Festival
February 27 2009 Iris Prize Double Bill at Chapters, Cardiff
March 8 2009 Honolulu International Film Festival
March 2009 Cordoba International Gay/Lesbian Festival for AudioVisual Art
March 2009 Bermuda International Film Festival
March 2009 Tampere International Short Film Festival
March 2009 Cinema St Louis International Film Festival QFest
March/April 2009 Philadelphia Cinefest
April 2009 Torino International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
April 2009 The Method Fest, Calabasas