The Entertainer (2017)
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Country:
United Kingdom
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Duration:
15 min
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Genre:
drama, comedy
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Director:
Jonathan Schey
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Producer:
Jodie Brown
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Cast:
Toby Jones, Theo Barklem-Biggs, Trevor C. Mann, Camille Coduri, Lucy Cohu
About film
He used to be the host of a silly, but popular television quiz, but these days one of his side jobs is to be a Bar Mitzvah host, doing work that gives people no joy, that no one even needs, and that only stands in the way of people entertaining themselves at a dignified ceremony. He faces the eternal challenge of all actors - how can you bring joy to other people when you yourself have none? Played by Toby Jones, one of Britain’s best character actors (he played and voiced Dobby in Harry Potter films, starred in Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America: The Winter Soldier, as wells as on television drama Sherlock), this sad character becomes a hero of a story that resembles an ancient tragedy about being not needed at the feast of life of other people.
Rewards and nominations
- British Independent Film Awards 2017 - Official Selection
Director
Jonathan Schey is a graduate of The Met Film School and was a member of the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writers and Studio groups. His award winning short film, I WANT TO BE HAPPY CHA CHA CHA, was picked by Jack Thorne as Film Of The Month on Shooting People. His latest short TOBY played at the London Short Film Festival, the prestigious Berlin British Shorts Festival and recently had its American premiere at the San Francisco Short Film Festival.
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Director
Jonathan Schey is a graduate of The Met Film School and was a member of the Royal Court Theatre's Young Writers and Studio groups. His award winning short film, I WANT TO BE HAPPY CHA CHA CHA, was picked by Jack Thorne as Film Of The Month on Shooting People. His latest short TOBY played at the London Short Film Festival, the prestigious Berlin British Shorts Festival and recently had its American premiere at the San Francisco Short Film Festival.