Nothing Special - Short Film

Billy becomes the reluctant subject of worship when his mother decides he is Jesus reincarnate.
Official Selection for the Cannes Film Festival 2005
Directed by Helena Brooks

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[Orlando136]

Hi! Loved your short film, it has got to be in the top 3 live-action short films I have ever seen. I've been writing my own thing and I'm considering sending it to Cannes, but If I'm not mistaken, they ask for a digital master or a 35mm print and I don't have enough money to get the print. I could send it out in a blu-ray, dvd, cassette, VHS or any other format but...so I wanted to know, did you have to get the 35mm print after you got your confirmation?!

Thank you!

[HelenaBrooks]

@Orlando136 Thanks Orlando, that's right, you only need to transfer it to 35mm print once you've been accepted to the festival. I'm pretty sure you can just send it on DVD for initial submission. H

[jamesdrobinson]

Great short, does anyone know the first song in it?

[HelenaBrooks]

@jamesdrobinson Thanks!

All the music was composed by Justyn Pilbrow, except 'Come dance all around the world' by Blerta.

[maroonapple]

So cute! thanx a lot for this video!

I did like the song at the moment his mother showing him on a street (0:58)! does anybody know who is singing? :-)

[HelenaBrooks]

@maroonapple thanks for your feedback. the song in that scene is by NZ band Blerta and it's called 'Come dance all around the world'. It's about 20 years old.

thanks

[hirschybar7989]

really excellent colors and editing.

my youtube videos are all from my intro production class, and this is an example of what i aspire to be able to create someday.

[clayLavl]

anonymity..what we all used to strive for before youtube came along! haha! great vid. love it!

[moviezfobstats]

nice. but curious...did you use multiple camers. if so, how many and how expensive?

[Branstock]

Ahahahahhaha welldone it has a great look. Congrats!

[pripra32]

This is so funny!

[alejandro13991]

@HelenaBrooks Hi, loved your film! I was wondering, how much time did the shooting take? I'm asking because I'm planing on filming a short with a very similar style (lots of camera movements and little sequences ilustrating what the narrator says) for a class, but I think I'll only have like two or three days for it, so I'm trying to write the screenplay with that in mind.

[HelenaBrooks]

@BCanda16 Thanks, it was shot on ARRI Super 16

[celticguardian951]

His mother... She's... Well... Special...

[MrmanJuyke]

Please check out my short film, it's not my film, but i act in it, i also do vlogs etc, i have only recently started so i'm not all that good at vlogs haha!

If you click on my channel, look for the film 'Creatrix, the film that cost ollie his curtains' originally named 'Creatrix'

Please check it out, subscribe and support me on my youtube quest!

Much appreciated

Jake Williams- MrmanJuyke