"The Optician" - Short Film
Awards:
Best International Short Film - Okanagan International Film Festival (Canada) 2009
Best Comedy Short - Eugene International Film Festival (USA) 2009
Festivals:
Austin Film Festival (Texas, USA) Oct 2008
Bermuda International Film Festival (Bermuda) March 2009
Wood Green International Film Festival (London, UK) 2009
Newport Beach Film Festival (CA, USA) April 2009
Mainline Film Festival (Pennsylvania, USA) April 2009
The Delta Int'l Film and Video Festival (Cleveland USA) April 2009
Okanagan Int'l Film Festival (Kelowna, Canada) April 2009
Riverside International Film Festival (CA, USA) April 2009
Rincon International Film Festival (Puerto Rico) April 2009
Big Island Film Festival (Hawaii) May 2009
Naoussa Short Film & Video Festival (Greece) May 2009
Nickel Independent Film Festival (Canada) June 2009
Cinema City International Film & Media Festival (Serbia) June 2009
Leith Short Film Festival (Scotland) June 2009
San Antonio Film Festival (Mexico) June 2009
Notting Hill Film Festival (London, UK) July 2009
LA Shorts Fest (Los Angeles, USA) July 2009
Sacramento Film & Music Festival (USA) July 2009
Alpinale Short Film Festival (Austria) August 2009
Strasbourg International Film Festival (France) August 2009
HD Fest (NY, USA) Oct 2009
Eugene International Film Festival (Oregon, USA) Oct 2009
Naples International Film Festival (Florida, USA) Nov 2009
Synopsis:
Befuddled optician John is in love with his shop assistant, Barbara. Petrified, John panics whenever in her presence. Until, one day John finds a pair of glasses that see 10 seconds into the future. They must be able to help win him Barbara's heart... surely?
Starring Chris Barrie and Carolyn Tomkinson
Written & Directed by Jane McGee
Produced by Chris Billows
Production Company: Distant Light Films
Length: 15 minutes
Year: 2008
Winner
Best Int'l Short Film
Okanagan
Film Festival
2009
Winner
Best Comedy Short
Eugene
Film Festival
2009