| Nightwalking | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Daniel Cormack |
| Produced by | Daniel Cormack (Producer) Will Briggs (Co-Producer) Natasha Carlish (Executive Producer) |
| Written by | Ben Clover |
| Starring | Raquel Cassidy Lloyd Woolf |
| Music by | Andy Simms |
| Cinematography | Sam Osborne |
| Editing by | Ian Grech |
| Studio | Actaeon Films |
| Distributed by | Network Ireland Television |
| Release date(s) | February 15, 2008 (UK Theatrical - X'08 International Disability Film Festival) June 26, 2009 (CA Theatrical - Nickel Independent Film Festival) February 23, 2008 (UK Satellite Broadcast - Propeller TV) September 16, 2010 (UK Terrestrial Network Broadcast - Channel 4) |
| Running time | 3 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom Germany |
| Language | English |
Nightwalking (also known as Night Walking) is a 2008 British short film comedy horror directed by Daniel Cormack, starring Raquel Cassidy and Lloyd Woolf.
In 2010, Nightwalking was selected for preservation by the British Film Institute's National Archive[1] and was archived by the British Universities Film and Video Council as part of their Television and Radio Index for Learning and Teaching (TRILT).[2]
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Returning from a night out, Martha (Raquel Cassidy) hears footsteps behind her and becomes convinced she's being followed as she walks down a dark path on her way home. She ponders various strategies such as pretending to do up her shoes in order to let her follower overtake her or simply running away, but dismisses each idea as endangering her even more. Eventually she screws up her courage to turn around and confront the man behind her, but when she does so she sees nothing except a mobile phone glowing on the ground as it calls somebody. James (Lloyd Woolf), her follower, has actually been going out of his way to avoid the impression he is following her or is a threat, but every time he does so it somehow backfires. He tries speeding up to overtake her, but this only makes Martha walk faster. He ponders taking a different route, but there are no turnings off the path they are walking down. Eventually he decides to make a "loud non-threatening phone call" to his mum, reasoning that: "I bet rapists never call their mums." However as he is distracted with finding her number in his phone, he fails to notice a manhole in the ground and falls head over heels into it, his phone flying to the ground near Martha's feet.
Nightwalking was originally released online as part of the inaugural Virgin Media Shorts Competition in 2008.[3] It quickly became the most viewed film attracting over 12,300 views[4] and hundreds of comments.[3] The judges initially shortlisted the film for the Grand Prize. However, when the film came to be classified by the British Board of Film Classification it was given a 12a certificate,[5] thus disqualifying it from the competition, which required that the 12 shortlisted films were certified as a PG or U.
| Year | Festival | Programme Title | Country | Première Status |
| 2008 | X'08 International Disability Film Festival | Director's Showcase: Daniel Cormack | UK | World[6][7][8] |
| 2008 | Shooting People Split Focus at the BFI | Split Focus: Daniel Cormack / Kara Miller | UK | [9] |
| 2008 | Wimbledon Shorts Film Festival | Wimbledon Shorts Film Competition | UK | [10] |
| 2008 | Shot by the Sea: Hastings Film Festival |
Festival Launch Prior to Persepolis Prior to Persepolis |
UK | [11][12] |
| 2008 | Canary Wharf Film Festival | Short Film UK | UK | [13][14][15] |
| 2008 | Cornwall Film Festival | Another Country International Short Film Award | UK | [16] |
| 2008 | Portobello Film Festival | London Filmmakers Convention - Day 2 | UK | [17] |
| 2008 | Compass of Mystery Festival | Five Minutes of Mystery | UK | [18] |
| 2008 | Hello Digital Film Festival | Prior to the feature presentation of 28 Days Later | UK | [19][20] |
| 2008 | Filmstock International Film Festival | Short Film Weekend 02 | UK | [21] |
| 2009 | CAN Leicester Film Festival | Day 2 | UK | [22] |
| 2009 | The End of the Pier International Film Festival | Comedy Drama Shorts | UK | [23] |
| 2009 | Nickel Independent Film Festival | Shorts | Canada | Canadian[24] |
| 2010 | Limelight Film & Arts Awards | Best Comedy category | UK | [25] |
| 2011 | Rob Knox Film Festival | Festival | UK | [26] |
In 2010, Nightwalking was broadcast on Channel 4 as part of "a series of short original films produced by a variety of talented writers and directors";[27] the first time in over 8 years that Channel 4 had acquired and broadcast independent short films.[28]
| Rank | Award | Awarding Body | Nominee | Year |
| Winner | Best Merton Filmmaker Award | Wimbledon Shorts Film Competition | Daniel Cormack | 2008[10] |
| Nominated | Short Film UK Award | Canary Wharf Film Festival | Daniel Cormack | 2008[13] |
| Nominated | Another Country International Short Film Award | Cornwall Film Festival | Daniel Cormack | 2008[16] |
| Nominated | Five Minutes of Mystery - Best Film Award | Compass of Mystery Film Festival | Daniel Cormack | 2008[29] |
| Nominated | Golden Monkey Award | CAN Leicester Film Festival | Daniel Cormack | 2008[22] |
| Nominated | Best Comedy Award | Limelight Film & Arts Awards | Daniel Cormack | 2010[25] |
| Shortlisted (Disqualified) | Virgin Media Shorts Award | Virgin Media | Daniel Cormack | 2008[2] |