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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.

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Details

Year: 2025
Type of film: 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+

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Filthy Gorgeous Productions

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

filthygorgeousproductions@gmail.com

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