Shorts Focus: Alex Kayode-Kay, Writer/Director & Roisin Kearney, EP on The Ballad Of Olive Morris

In this Film Ireland podcast, Gemma Creagh talks to Writer/Director Alex Kayode-Kay and Executive Producer Roisin Kearney about their 2023 BAFTA-nominated film The Ballad Of Olive Morris.The Ballad Of Olive Morris is a short film based on real life events that took place in the South London neighbourhood of Brixton in 1969. 17-year-old Olive Morris gets violently caught up in an incident of police brutality as she intervenes to help a Nigerian diplomat being wrongly arrested for stealing his own car.BAFTA Film Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best British Short FilmThe 76th BAFTA Awards take place on Sunday, 19th February at 7pmThe Ballad Of Olive Morris  - HONOURS:Winner of Best Short Film - Windrush Caribbean Film Festival 2022.Official Selection for Bolton International Film Festival 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film)Official Selection for Cambridge Film Festival 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film). Nominations: Best Short FilmOfficial Selection for SOUL Fest 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film). Nominations: Best Director, Best Production Design (Winner).Official Selection for AESTHETICA Short Film Festival 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film) Nominations: Best DramaOfficial Selection for British Shorts Berlin 2023.Official Selection for Pan-African Film Festival 2023 (Oscar qualifying festival)BAFTA Longlist for Best British Short Film 2023BAFTA Nomination for Best British Short Film 2023Over the years, the podcast has featured acclaimed guests such as Phyllida Lloyd, Lenny Abrahamson, M. Night Shyamalan, John Boorman, Saoirse Ronan, Colin Farrell, Aisha Tyler, Colm Meaney, Paul Reiser, Niamh Algar, David Freyne, Ciarán Donnelly, Joshua Oppenheimer, John Crowley, Niamh Algar, Gene Stupnitsky, and Terence Davies, alongside many of the most influential voices working in film and television today.So make sure to subscribe and listen back! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.