Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

July 2 - 10, 2010

Wasp
( Wasp )

Colour, 35 mm
United Kingdom, 2003, 24 min
Section: Focus on British Film (2000-2005)
Film trailer: Higher quality | Lower quality

Director: Andrea Arnold
Screenplay: Andrea Arnold
Dir. of Photography: Robbie Ryan
Designer: Helen Scott
Editor: Nicholas Chauderge
Producer: Natasha Marsh
Production: Cowboy Films
Sales: Hamburg Short Film Agency
Contact: British Council

Cast

Nathalie Press, Danny Dyer, Jodie Mitchell

Synopsis

A young mum (My Summer of Love’s Nathalie Press) puts her kids at risk when she gets the chance of a night out with her former childhood crush (Danny Dyer), who’s returned from the army.

About the director

Andrea Arnold has a master’s degree in film and television from the American Film Institute, Los Angeles. She won the Academy Award for Live Action Short with Wasp, which followed acclaimed shorts Milk and Dog. Her debut feature, Red Road (2006), played in Official Competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.