Cubs (Tom Harper, UK, 2006)
Runtime: 10 min
Synopsis:
A boy tries to join a gang of inner-city kids, but learns that initiation comes at a price.
They ride bikes instead of horses, hurdle garden walls, instead of hedges and use Staffordshire Bull Terriers instead of Beagles. Ben is desperate to be part of this older gang.
Awards:
Winner of the BBC New Filmmaker Award 2006, Encounters Festival UK
Winner of the British Independent Film Award, Short Film Category 2006
Shortlisted for the TCM Classic Shorts 2006
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival
New York Film Festival
Montreal World Film Festival
Edinburgh International Film Festival 2006
London International Film Festival 2006
LA International Short Film Festival
Ghent International Film Festival
Raindance Film Festival
About Tom Harper
Even before his TCM Classic Shorts 2006 nomination for Cubs, writer/director Tom Harper has been getting used to delivering acceptance speeches. Cubs won the Best Short at this year's Rushes Soho Shorts festival in London and has also screened at prestigious festivals around the world (including Edinburgh, London and New York).
Starring Ashley Walters (Life & Lyrics) and Harry Eden (the Artful Dodger in TV's Oliver Twist), Cubs is a rites-of-passage short about urban fox hunting. That's right: urban fox hunting, complete with dogs, blooding ceremonies and distinctive dress codes (we can't wait to read the Countryside Alliance's review).
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| Credits:
Director: Tom Harper |
