A short bittersweet drama that I wrote, produced, directed and edited. "With a tragic ordeal he would rather forget, Michael revisits the day that changed his life forever; all whilst facing one of the most challenging decisions he has ever made…a decision that he hopes will bring closure to his past, and comfort to his future." To satisfy my creative urge, I decided to make my own short film and put to test everything that I’ve learnt over the years working in the film industry. • AWARDS • Best Actor - Reading Fringe Film Festival 2018 Best Actor - Gold Movie Awards 2018 (June/July) Best Actor - CKF International Film Festival 2018 (October) Best Short Film - Strasburg Film Festival 2018 Best Short - White Deer International Film Festival 2019 (November/December) Best Actor - White Deer International Film Festival 2019 (November/December) Best Editing - White Deer International Film Festival 2019 (November/December) Short Film of the Day - Shorted (August 19th 2020) Best Actor - White Deer International Film Festival 2020 (Annual Edition) Award of Excellence - One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2020 (December) Best First-Time Filmmaker - Screen Power Film Festival 2021 (January) Audience Choice Award - Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival 2021 Best Film - Only the Best International Film Awards 2021 (June/July) Best Actor - Only the Best International Film Awards 2021 (June/July) Best Editing - Only the Best International Film Awards 2021 (June/July) Best Drama Film - UK Film Review Festival 2021 • NOMINATIONS • Best Fiction - Southampton Film Week 2018 Best Local Film - Birmingham Film Festival 2018 Best Editing - Birmingham Film Festival 2018 Best National Film - Making Waves Film Festival 2018 Best Actor - The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2018 (Autumn) Best Actor - Gold Movie Awards 2019 (Annual Edition) Best Lead Actor - Enginuity Film Festival 2019 Best Drama - White Deer International Film Festival 2019 (November/December) Best Short - White Deer International Film Festival 2020 (Annual Edition) Best Editing - White Deer International Film Festival 2020 (Annual Edition) Best Actor - British Film Festival 2020 Best Short Film - UK Film Review Festival 2021 • SPECIAL/HONOURABLE MENTIONS • Special Mention - London Seasonal X4 Short Film Festival 2018 (Autumn) Honourable Mention - Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards 2018 (September) Honourable Mention - Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival 2021 • OFFICIAL SELECTIONS • Reading Fringe Film Festival 2018 Gold Movie Awards 2018 (June/July) Nightpiece Film Festival 2018 (Edinburgh Fringe) Lift-off Global Network First-time Filmmakers Online Showcase 2018 UK Monthly Film Festival 2018 (August/September) Cinalfama Lisbon International Film Awards 2018 (September) The Forwardian Film Festival 2018 CKF International Film Festival 2018 (October) Short to the Point 2018 (October) Strasburg Film Festival 2018 Southampton Film Week 2018 Birmingham Film Festival 2018 Making Waves Film Festival 2018 The Monkey Bread Tree Film Awards 2018 (Autumn) Gold Movie Awards 2019 (Annual Edition) Deep In the Heart Film Festival 2019 London City Film Awards 2019 Enginuity Film Festival 2019 Moscow Shorts 2019 (September) White Deer International Film Festival 2019 (November/December) Shorted (August 19th 2020) Screen & Story Film Festival 2020 White Deer International Film Festival 2020 (Annual Edition) British Film Festival 2020 One-Reeler Short Film Competition 2020 (December) Screen Power Film Festival 2021 (January) Indie Shorts Mag Short Film Festival 2021 Only the Best International Film Awards 2021 (June/July) UK Film Review Festival 2021 Ealing Film Festival 2021 — UK Film Review - 5/5 www.ukfilmreview.co.uk/post/within-short-film-review Short Films Matter - 5/5 https://shortfilmsmatter.com/2895/within Indie Shorts Mag - 4.8/5 www.indieshortsmag.com/reviews/2021/09/within-painfully-authentic-reflection-of-bereavement Movie-Blogger.com - 4/5 www.movie-blogger.com/within-a-short-film-review Shorted - 6.8/10 www.shortedfilms.com/short-films/within-christopher-key Enginuity Film Festival www.drive.google.com/file/d/1sWmMGdDOxSg-q6J8UIWmHMA0IHKpyS-L/view Price is Right (Strasburg Film Festival) www.strasburgfilm.com/price-is-right-within — Michael: Neil Hobbs Catherine: Roisin Bevan Director: Christopher Key Producers: Christopher Key & Camilo Colaço Writer: Christopher Key Director of Photography: George Myer Sound Recordists: George Myer & Camilo Colaço Editor: Christopher Key Sound Post-production Services: Sound Disposition Sound Editor: Jamie Gamache Foley Artist: Karolina Jedrzejczyk Dubbing Mixer: Roland Heap Visual Effects Artist: Dmitrij Chassazirov Colourist: Rebecca Goodeve Website: www.christopherkey.co.uk/within IMDb: www.imdb.com/title/tt8835474 For more examples of my work, please visit www.christopherkey.co.uk
