The Phone Call Mat Kirkby

Directed by mat kirkby.

The phone call mat kirkby.

When she receives a phone call from a mystery man she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever. Heather is a shy lady who works in a helpline call centre. The filmmakers had to wait a year for hawkins to become available but it was worth the wait as the film would likely have faired much less well without her acting ability and star quality. With sally hawkins jim broadbent edward hogg prunella scales.

Written by james lucas and mat kirkby and directed by kirkby the phone call won the best short film oscar in 2015. It won the oscar for best live action short film at the 87th academy awards. This short drama film directed by mat kirkby entitled the phone call explores one life changing phone call that heather sally hawkins experiences whilst working in a helpline call centre. Mat kirkby s films include the phone call.

For a better experience on mubi. 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 2013 directed by mat kirkby reviews film cast letterboxd. She picks up the phone to answer a rather distressing call from stanley jim broadbent a widower as he wishes for someone to talk to whilst his anti depressant overdose ends his sorrowful life.

Mat kirkby is an oscar winning writer director directing over 100 commercials music videos out of ridley scott associates in london with videos for adele muse and fatboy slim over 500 million hits on youtube and ads for nike playstation and some french deep fried dog biscuits called frolic banned in the uk. It was directed by mat kirkby and written by kirkby and james lucas. The phone call is a 2013 british short drama film.