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Odd Shoe

Funded by Screen South and UK Film Council’s New Cinema fund, Odd Shoe is a quirky coming of age told through a young boy’s fascination with shoes, written by newcomer Claire Bloomfield and directed by Paul Cotter

 

Title:Odd Shoe
Duration and format:10 minutes, High Definition Video, drama
Production Company:Whistlingthorn Films Ltd
Producer:Lou Spain
Co-Producer:Stephen Marsh
Director:Paul Cotter 
Paul Cotter's short film, Estes Avenue, premiered at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. It is his third short following the HBO-acquired Jeff Farnsworth, and Last Hand Standing. In addition to his film work, Paul is an award-winning commercials director, his AICP award winning anti-smoking spot, Stupid, is now part of the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. www.paulcotter.net
WriterClaire Bloomfield
Cast:Joe Mead, Carol Kentish, Paige Lees
Key Crew
Costume Designer:Emma Fryer (The Allotment, Thunderpants)
Casting Director:Gaby Kester (Breaking and Entering, The Holiday, Proof).
Composer:Rob Lane (Elizabeth 1, The Long Firm and Jane Eyre)
Festivals & Screenings

SXSW (South by South West) Film Festival World Premiere

Oberhausen Film Festival Official Competition

Chicago International Film Festival Official Competition

Uppsala Int'l Short Film Festival Official Competition


Los Angeles Int'l Children’s Film Festival Official Competition

Waterfront Film Festival Official Competition

Sarasota Film Festival Official Competition

MediaBridge Film Festival Official Competition

Bucharest Int'l Short Film Festival Official Competition

Cinequest Film Festival Official Competition

Odd Shoe has just been bought by Film Movement, a New York based distributor for independent and foreign films. The film will shortly be included in their catalogue and distributed on the front of feature films for distribution in the US.