- This film is a drama short, experiencing the life of a father and his son going through the same problems, and the son taking the responsibility.
- Although a drama film, social realism plays it part in the film being the life of a character, re-living the experience with his own son and brings back many emotions and leads to a psychological breakdown.
- Using the short film format, the director/writer was able to condense a life long problem into a 14 minute short covering every aspect of the story to enough extent for the audience to understand his feelings and emotions.
- As with many of the other films I have chosen to study, the sounds used in the film are all from the surroundings of the setting adding to the realism of the true storyline.
- A father ("Ian" played by Jonathan Philips of his own story) has a problem with raising his son the way he learns to fight for himself, father who is not able to confront, to stand up even for himself. Being attacked and humiliated by the same street gang, they are both scared. For a boy, it is natural to get terrified by older and violent kids, but the father seems even more frightened. Since his father is too weak (soft), the boy takes the role/responsibility of an adult.
Director & Writer: Simon Ellis
Film Company: BUB
Genre: Short | Drama
Cast:
Jonathan Philips - Ian (as Jonny Philips)
Matthew O'Shea - Scott
Michael Socha - ASBO
Ashley Marshall - Gang Member
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