Boogaloo and Graham

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Movie
Original title Boogaloo and Graham
Country of production Great Britain
original language English
Publishing year 2014
length 14 minutes
Rod
Director Michael Lennox
script Ronan Blaney
production Brian J. Falconer
music Jered Sorkin
camera Mark Garrett
cut Lívia Serpa
occupation

Boogaloo and Graham is a 2014 British drama short film directed by Michael Lennox .

action

The film is set in Belfast in 1978 . The film depicts the lives of two young brothers, Jamesy and Malachy. They are overjoyed when their meek father gives them two chicks. They build a hen house for the young chickens and take them for a walk in the street. The two then declare themselves to be vegetarians and dream of opening a chicken farm when they grow up. Their parents tell them that the family will soon be changing and that their mother is pregnant and is expecting a sibling for Jamesy and Malachy. When the parents then decide to give the chickens away, the children are initially shocked and raise allegations against the parents. When the parents see how much the children are attached to the chickens, they decide to put on a dog instead. The children then flee, but are noticed by their father, who follows them. While on the run, they witness an arrest in the context of the Northern Ireland conflict . The father then returns home with the two children. When they wanted to slaughter the chickens the next day, they discover that one of the chickens laid an egg. This leads the parents to decide to keep the chickens.

Awards

The film won the BAFTA Award for Best Short Film at the 68th British Academy Film Awards in 2015 . The film was also nominated for Best Short Film at the 2015 Academy Awards.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. boogalooandgraham.com
  2. Bafta Film Awards 2015: Winners . BBC News. Accessed January 31, 2018.
  3. Oscars 2015: Nominations list . In: BBC News . Retrieved January 24, 2015.