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Seagulls

Original title: Seagulls
Great Britain, 2014, 14 min.

Director: Martin Smith
Production company:
Screen Productions
Edinburgh, Großbritannien
+44 7827 292379
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sarah@screenproductions.co.uk

Age recommendation: 12 years and up
Film genre: Feature film

Synopsis:
Ryan and his mother are travelling around villages in Scotland with their small carousel. At the moment they are staying in a caravan beside a harbour. The seagulls mew and the lads hanging out on the quayside like to act tough and get up to all sorts of nonsense. Ryan’s
mother wants him to make friends with the local youngsters but Ryan prefers to attend to their small business. He spends his time setting up and dismantling the carousel, conducting repairs and fetching water.
‘Go and do something with the lads!’ his mother urges him, time and again. At some point Ryan finally does go off and joins them mucking about in the greyish-brown winter landscape. A brave leap into the pool by a waterfall earns him respect. But then something goes terribly wrong.

Festivals:
Tiburon International Film Festival, USA - Winner Golden Reel Award for Best Short Children's Film
Berlin International Film Festival - Nominated for the Crystal Bear for Best Short Film - Generation Competition
Hamburg International Short Film Festival - Nominated for the Mo Award for Best Short Film
Edinburgh International Film Festival - Nominated Best Short Film
Leeds International Film Festival - Nominated Best British Short Film
IndieCork International Film Festival, Ireland - Nominated Best International Short Film
Bermuda International Film Festival - Nominated Best International Short Film
International Short Film Week Regensburg, Germany - Nominated Best International Short Film
RiverRun International Film Festival, USA - Nominated Best Narrative Short Film
Almeria En Corto International Film Festival, Spain - Nominated Best International Short Film
Glasgow Short Film Festival - Nominated Best Scottish Short Film
Hamptons International Film Festival, USA - Official Selection
British Council UK Film Week, Hanoi & Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam - Official Selection
Inverness International Film Festival - Official Selection
Cinemagic International Film Festival, Belfast - Official Selection
Festival Courts Devant, Paris - Special Screening, British Council Best UK Shorts
London Short Film Festival - Official Selection
British Shorts Film Festival, Berlin - Official Selection
Sofia International Film Festival, Bulgaria - Official Selection
Byron Bay International Film Festival, Australia - Official Selection
Kyiv International Short Film Festival, Ukraine - Official Selection
Snake Alley Festival of Film, USA - Official Selection
Portland Rising Film Festival, USA - Official Selection
Benicia International Film Festival, USA - Official Selection
Harlem International Film Festival, USA - Official Selection
Seoul International Short Film Festival, South Korea - Official Selection
Manlleu International Short Film Festival, Spain - Official Selection
Arpa International Film Festival, USA - Official Selection
Pamplona International Film Festival, Spain - Official Selection
Kaohsiung International Film Festival, Taiwan - Official Selection

Website: http://www.martinsmithonline.co.uk/seagullsshortfil.html

Study guide: German