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For Elsie (2011)

For Elsie poster
Directed by
David Winstone
Genre
comedy, drama, thriller
Country
United Kingdom
Runtime
23 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young man revisits a place from his past. He carries a letter for someone named Elsie, and the encounter reshapes his day.

bittersweetpoignantgentlereflectivequietsoftly emotionalunderstated

What happens

For Elsie is a short film (23 minutes) written by Vincent Klueger and directed by David Winstone. Released in 2011 by University of Westminster, the film was a Gold Medal winner at The 39th Annual Student Academy Awards. The ceremony was held in June 2012 at the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theatre in Beverly Hills, CA. Hence For Elsie became eligible for the Oscars 2013 in the Short Film category. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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