Nicola Morris
Directing
Biography
Nicola's short films have screened at festivals such as Montreal, Clermont Ferrand, LSFF, Aesthetica, Encounters, Busan and Valladolid. She was chosen for the London Film Festival Talent Lab, and won a UK Film Council Completion Fund award and a 35mm print award from the British Council. Three of her short films have been bought for broadcast by Shorts International.
Known For
In Ireland, 1952, after the death of her husband, Nora does her best to put food on the table for her children. She hopes to sell her artwork to the church. Reality, however, has other plans and shatters her beliefs and way of life. Can a silent act of kindness be enough to keep her going for the sake of her little ones? Or is this the beginning of her downfall? A compelling tale of a woman's courage through hardship.
The Widow
Holliday Grainger provides a raw, emotional performance as Colette, a 16-year-old who finds it hard to love.
Colette
Told partly through the eyes of a dementia sufferer, populated by 'ghosts' from his past, The Barber portrays a father and son at a crossroad. As Miles struggles to shave the elderly and unloving father he's planning to put in a home, the physical closeness unleashes emotions and a bond that neither of them had thought was there.
The Barber
A touching and funny interpretation of the adult world through the eyes of a child.