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A Friend of Dorothy

A Friend of Dorothy

Synopsis

Dorothy is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. Despite being worlds apart in every way, the two come to find they have more in common than they could ever imagine.
Academy Awards 2026 - Best Live Action Short Film - Nomination
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Details

Year
2025
Type of project
Shorts
Running time
21 min 24 sec
Format
2K Digital
Director
Lee Knight
Producer
James Dean, Scottie Fotré, Max Marlow
Executive Producer
Lee Knight, Harry Burnett Rae, Charles Gordon, Nicky Hale, Elliott Linger, Soumia Majumdar, Nichola Martin, Ingrid Tarrant
Editor
Phil Hookway
Screenwriter
Lee Knight
Director of Photography
Vanessa Whyte BSC
Production Designer
Amanda Bernstein
Sound
Josh Robinson-Ward
Composer
Stuart Hancock
Principal cast
Miriam Margolyes, Alistair Nwachukwu, Oscar Lloyd, Stephen Fry
Make Up and Hair
Nicola Sacks
Costume Designer
Francisco Rodriguez-Weil
Casting
Tom Payne, Lucy Allen

Genre

Comedy LGBTQIA+

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Filthy Gorgeous Productions

Lee Knight
Bradbury Stell Accountants
Unit 2 Beverley Court
26 Elmtree Road
Teddington
TW11 8ST

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