Wasp is an Oscar-winning short film (26 minutes) written and directed by Andrea Arnold. Released in 2003, it stars Nathalie Press as a struggling single mother determined not to let her four young children prove an obstacle in the pursuit of rekindling a relationship with an old ex-boyfriend Danny Dyer. Dartford (Arnold's hometown) is the setting.
Awards won
- 2005 Academy Award for Live Action Short Film
- 2004 Bermuda Shorts Award at the Bermuda International Film Festival
- 2005 Short Filmmaking Award, Sundance Film Festival
- 2004 Best Live-Action Short, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival
- 2003 Best Short Film, Stockholm Film Festival
- 2004 Best International Short Film, Regensburg Short Film Week
- 2004 Best of the Festival, Palm Springs International Short Film Festival
- 2004 Main Prize, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury - Honorable Mention, and Prize of the Ministry for Development, Culture and Sports, Oberhausen International Short Film Festival
External links
- Wasp at the Internet Movie Database
- Wasp, British Films Catalogue
