Betty Banned Sweets

DIRECTORS NOTES - Michelle Savill “The idea for a mother and son film popped into my head after reading a newspaper article about an Indian boy who married a hill at his mother’s request. The boy claimed that he had no...

New Zealand Production

Short 2008 Drama, Comedy 14.00 minutes

Film Main Image 1122

Twenty-three-year-old Benjamin and his mother have a strangely co-dependent relationship, much to Benjamin's growing disdain. To escape it, he retreats into his studio and his shoe-boxed sized models of the places he is desperate to visit. While Benjamin obsessively creates dioramas and makes plans to get away, his mother obsessively plans an unwanted birthday party for him. By the day of the party, Benjamin's decision for the immediate future will have been made, but not necessarily by him.

2010 Istanbul Short Film Festival, Istanbul

2010 Prague Short Film Festival, Czech Republic

2009 12th Short Film Night, Switzerland

2009 Mill Valley Film Festival, USA

2009 St Tropez Antipodes International Film Festival, France

2009 La Case Encendida, Spain

2009 Vladivostok International Film Festival, Russia

2009 Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival, Brazil

2009 Expresion en Corto, Mexico

2009 Festival de Cannes - Short Film Corner

2009 Brussels Film Festival, Belgium

2009 Magma Short Film Festival, NZ

2009 India Lisboa, Portugal

2009 63rd Edinburgh International Film Festival, U.K.

2009 Aspen Shortsfest, USA

2009 In-Competition- 31st Clermont-Ferrand Short Film Festival, France

2009 International Film Festival Rotterdam-New Arrivals- The Netherlands

2008 Melbourne International Film Festival, Australia

2008 46th Gijon international Film Festival for Young People, Spain

2008 Brisbane International Film Festival, Australia

2008 Show Me Shorts, New Zealand

Directors

Michelle Savill

Producers

Michelle Savill

Screenplay Writers

Michelle Savill

Cast

Matt Scheurich
Benjamin

Lee Hutson
Betty

Sandra Jensen
Sister

Crew

Chris Tan | Director of Photography

Tracey Egerton | Editor

Production Company

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