Rite
Michael Pearce, 2010
Synopsis
Mike takes his estranged son out for his birthday; a man desperate to prove he’s changed. But drink and the simmering violence of match day in London brings out the worst in him over a long, difficult afternoon for father and son.
Crew
- Writer / Michael Pearce
- Producers / Paul Welsh & Ross McKenzie
- Executive Producers / Rebecca Mark-Lawson & Jo Cadoret
- Director of Photography / Benjamin Kracun
- Editor / Maya Maffioli
- Music / The Quick and The Dead
- Sound Designer / Dario Swade
Cast
- Gary / Bradley Hall
- Mike / Martin Herdman
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Festivals & Awards
- BAFTA 2011 / Nominated, Best Short Film
- British Independent Film Awards 2011 / Nominated, Best Short Film
- Almeria Short Fim festival, Spain 2011 / Winner, Best Film & Best Actor
- Soho Rushes Festival, UK , 2011 / Winner Best Film Long Form
- BAFTA Nomination, UK, 2011 / Best Short Film
- Message to Man International Film Festival, St Petersburg / Winner, Best Fiction
- European Film Festival of Lille 2012 / Winner, Best director
- Amsterdam Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, 2010
- Berlin Interfilm Festival, Germany, 2010
- Magma International Short Film Festival, Sicily, 2010
- Cork Film Festival, 2010
- Durban Gay & Lesbian Film Festival, South Africa, 2010
- Bristol Encounters International Film Festival, UK, 2010
- Curtas Vila Do Conde Film Festival, UK, 2010
- London Film Festival, UK, 2010
- Berlin Interfilm Festival, Germany, 2010
- New York Children's Festival, USA, 2010
- Vendrome Film Festival, France, 2011
- Gijon International Film Festival, Spain, 2011
- Brest European Short Film Festival, 2011
- Helsinki Short Film Festival, Finland, 2011
- Hamburg International Queer Film Festival, Germany, 2011
- Branchage International Film Festival, UK, 2011
- Portobello Film Festival, UK, 2011
- Hull International Film Festival, UK, 2011
- Tampere International Film Festival, Finland, 2011
- London Short Film Festival, UK, 2011
- Melbourne Queer Film Festival, Australia
- Leeds International Film Festival, UK
- Human Rights Film Festival of Barcelona, Spain, 2012
- Medina Del Campo Film Festival, Spain / Second Prize, Best Fiction
- European Film Festival Of Lille, 2012 / Directing Prize
- 11mm- International Football Festival / Second Prize Best Fiction
- Cinemagic International Film Festival, Ireland, 2012
- Batuny International Art House Film Festival, Georgia
- Oberhausen International Short Film Festival, Germany, 2012