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Genre
  
Short, Drama, Horror

Initial release
  
January 8, 2015

Music director
  
Alex Harwood

Writer
  
Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Language
  
English

8/10
IMDb

Director
  
Nathan Hughes-Berry

Duration
  

Running time
  
21 minutes

Screenplay
  
Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Country
  
Canada/United Kingdom/Iceland

The Substitute (2015 film) movie poster

Producers
  
Eva Sigurdardottir, Madeleine Sims-Fewer

Cast
  
David Bamber
(Headmaster),
Madeleine Sims-Fewer
(Miss Byrd),
Ben Kerfoot
(Patrick),
Haruka Abe
(Seven),
Anna Hogarth
(Five),
Alfie Stewart
(Hugo)

Tagline
  
School can be torture.

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The Substitute is a 2015 film written by Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Directed by Nathan Hughes-Berry. The film is inspired by Sims-Fewer's experience of life at boarding school and was shot on location at St Angela's Ursuline Catholic School in East London.

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The film made its UK premiere at London Short Film Festival and has gone on to pick up nominations at Fantasporto, Imagine Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival where it competed for the Silver Melies, Dresden Filmfest where it competed for the Golden Horseman and Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival. The film was chosen to screen at the Cannes Film Festival as part of Telefilm Canada's Not Short on Talent programme.

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Synopsis

A young teacher takes a job at an unusual private school where she soon discovers that the boys have a sinister power over the girls. As the boys behaviour becomes increasingly threatening she uncovers the source of the girls fear; an ominous locked door at the back of the classroom.

Awards

  • Best Short Screenplay (Second Place) - Slamdance Screenplay Competition - Slamdance Screenplay Competition
  • Best Short Drama (Winner) - The Smalls Film Festival - http://www.thesmalls.com/festival
  • Best Short Film/Screenplay/Director - Little Rock Fantastic Cinema
  • Best Short Film - Nitehawk Shorts Festival - [1]
  • Best Short Film - Waves of Horror Film Festival
  • Best Supporting Actor - British Horror Film Festival [2]
  • Honorable Mention - Brno16 Film Festival - Brno16 Awards Information
  • Special Mention - Corto Helvetico Al Femminile - [3]

    • References

    The Substitute (2015 film) Wikipedia
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