Bring Me Joy

If I sit on you will you make all my dreams come true?

Sophie longs to be happy. She passes an amazing white sofa in a shop window and falls in love with it. But instead of bringing her the joy she sought, she experiences nothing but frustration and disaster.

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  • Completed: July 2007
  • Running Time: 9:45 min
  • Genre: Comedy
  • Format: Digital - Mini DV

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Nominations & Awards

Won Best Comedy at Wood Green International Short Film Festival, London, 2008 
Nominated for Best Comedy at End of the Pier Film Festival, Bognor, 2008 
Nominated for Best Narrative Short at Swansea Bay Film Festival, Swansea, 2008 
Nominated for Best Short Film at Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto, March 2009

Festivals and screenings to date

Premier screening Showroom Cinema
Kent Film Festival, Canada
Rincon International Film Festival, Puerto Rico
Stamford Short Film Festival, London
Final Cut Film Festival, Brighton
Canary Wharf Film Festival, London
Swansea Bay Film Festival
CAN Leicester (cat C)
International Film Festival, Tamworth, England
Buffalo Niagra Film Festival - Canada
Wood Green Film Festival, London
End of the Pier Film Festival
Female Eye Film Festival, Toronto
Girls on Film
Shortwave
And many more...

Cast

Sophie White – Blue Merrick
Sadie – Kate Wood
Jonathan – Tim Hibberd
Geraldine – Susan Mitchell
Alison – Denise Kennedy
Meena – Jasmine Givnan
Isaac – Sonny Givnan
Delivery Man – Steve Haythorne

Crew

Written and Directed by Debbie Howard
Co-Produced by Debbie Howard and
Kayleigh Cruickshank
Associate Producer Sheffield Independent Film
DOP - Mark Cohen
Editor - Christopher Hall
Sound Design – Grant Bridgeman
Sound Recordist – Rowan October
Gaffer – Alex Veitch
Graphics – Bird&Bee

Original Music

The Lovers (RAK publishing), Sara Hawley, The Wizards of Twiddly

This film was made with an enormous amount of help and collaboration from many people and companies who contributed time, talent, money and goods. A huge thank you to all of them. A special mention of thanks to: Jake Arnott, Keith Simpson Upholstery, Don Valley Self Drive, VTR Leeds, Boots and Lembas.