Initial release 4 August 2015 Music director Fraya Thomsen | Director Ani Laurie Story by Ani Laurie | |
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Screenplay Ani Laurie, Katerina Giannakou Cast Jessica Barden, Alana Boden, Stephan Chase, Jack Wilkie Similar Pombo Loves You, My Stuffed Granny, A Moving Image, Tamara Drewe | ||
The Earth Belongs To No One is a 2015 British short drama film directed by film director Ani Laurie and written by Ani Laurie and Katerina Giannakou. The film is about Jessy-May a volatile 16-year-old who must do everything in her power to protect her little sister. Starring Jessica Barden and Alana Boden. It was nominated for Best UK Short film at the 2015 Raindance Film Festival. It was nominated for numerous awards at the London Short Film Festival 2016 including Best Student Short Film, Best Woman Director, picking up the Rising Star Performance Award on 8 January 2016 for Alana Boden's performance as Sky - playing a character with no dialogue. It was also part of the official selection at The Montreal World Film Festival WFF in September 2015. The Earth Belongs To No One received Best storytelling nomination at Chicago International Film Festival for its almost entirely dialogue free storytelling.
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The Earth Belongs To No One was director Ani Laurie's graduation short film at The National Film and Television School NFTS completed in 2015.
Plot
On her way back home from school, 14-year-old Sky (Alana Boden) is followed home, the rest is a blur. Her big sister Jessy-May (Jessica Barden) a tough, isolated 16-year-old attempts to protect her family the only way she knows how.
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Themes
Coming of age drama which deals with matters of rape and retribution.
Film Title
The Earth Belongs To No One is a title inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau popular quote: ''..''You are undone if you once forget that the fruits of the earth belong to us all, and the earth itself to nobody."