The synopsis of A Friend Of Dorothy reads: “A lonely widow’s quiet life is upended when a teenage boy by accident kicks his soccer into her backyard.”
As per the movie’s launch: “The movie follows Dorothy (Margolyes), an aged girl dwelling alone, whose sudden friendship together with her younger neighbour, JJ (Nwachukwu), begins when his soccer lands in her backyard.
“Exploring LGBTQ+ themes, loneliness in outdated age and intergenerational friendship, it’s proudly supported by charity AgeUK, because the filmmakers intend to display the movie privately at outdated age houses and colleges throughout the nation alongside its pageant launch.”
The movie marks the directorial and writing debut of actor Lee Knight (who additionally serves as government producer), with Knight having starred in Hamlet, The Trial of Christine Keeler and more lately, The Stolen Lady.
In fact, Margolyes is understood for a spread of roles over time together with in the Harry Potter movie collection, Name the Midwife and The Age of Innocence, to call just a few. More lately, she’s had roles in Lifeless Ringers, Physician Who, Hilda and Mog’s Christmas.
As for Fry, he has most lately been seen on our screens presenting Jeopardy! and starring in the likes of The Morning Present, The Sandman and All the pieces Now.
Many will doubtless recognise Nwachukwu for his function in Shadow and Bone as Adrik, whereas Lloyd is finest recognized for his roles in Emmerdale, Lodge Portofino and 4 O’Clock Membership.
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Within the pictures, we will see a spread of expressions and scenes on present with Dorothy smiling whereas sitting in a chair, Scott carrying a go well with and sitting on the couch as if having a dialog with somebody and JJ at the entrance door. Equally, we will see a smily Dickie inside a home, carrying a go well with and bow tie.
As talked about beforehand, the brief movie is making its debut subsequent month at the Raindance Movie Pageant on each Wednesday 25th and Friday 27th June.
A Friend of Dorothy is produced underneath Knight’s Filthy Beautiful Productions, in affiliation with A Marlow’s Manufacturing, Double Cube Movies and Namesake Movies, Producers are James Dean (Apocalypse Clown, The Stolen Lady), Scottie Fotré and Max Marlow.
The staff behind the brief additionally contains cinematographer Vanessa Whyte BSC (Ted Lasso), BAFTA-winning manufacturing designer Amanda Bernstein (Silo), and BAFTA Cymru-nominated costume designer Francisco Rodriguez-Weil (Madfabulous)
Govt Producers are Harry Burnett Rae, Charles Gordon, Nicky Hale, Soumia Majumdar, Nichola Martin, Elliott Linger and Ingrid Tarrant.
A Friend of Dorothy premieres quickly.
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