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Sticky Toffee Pudding

2020 - Coming-of-Age, Drama

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Following the death of his best friend, seventeen-year-old Shelby struggles to readjust back into life at boarding school until popular girl Lilibet decides to take him under her wing. With the aid of her reckless and wealthy group of friends, Shelby finds himself reintroduced to a fast moving world of parties, sex and drugs -- but with life after school quickly approaching and his unresolved grief threatening to pull him under, Shelby finds himself dealing with a lot more than he bargained for.

Cast

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  • Shelby Welham - Samuel Nicholls

  • Lilibet Ashworth-Browne - Emma-Kate Barry

  • Moses Montague - Charlie Howard

  • Margot Portendorfer - Genevieve Lewis

  • Charles Lane Fox - Callum Henderson

  • Roisin Joyce - Sophie May

  • Ariel Darling - Samuel G Caple

  • Hephzibah Locke - Abi Watkinson

  • Claire Bailey - Madelynne Bowyer

  • Tippy Wood - Jessica Reeve

  • Mrs. Welham - Kate Sandison

  • Teacher - Jane Deane

  • Examiner - Cyril Cottrell

Crew

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  • Writer, Director, Producer - Harvey John

  • Co-Producer, Director of Photography, Editor - Eloise Roitman

  • Original Score - Hum Chandna

  • Floor Manager, Assistant Camera - Elicia Valentine Jones

  • Sound Recordist, Sound Designer - Guy Newland

  • Art Direction - Ellie Softley

  • VFX - John Andrew Cameron

  • Colourist, Edit Assist, Music Supervisor, Location Manager, Costume Designer - Harvey John

  • Production Assistant - Megan Barnett

Awards & Nominations

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  • WINNER - Best Feature Film - BritCon Film Festival 2020

  • WINNER - Best Fiction Feature Film - Changing Face International Film Festival 2020

  • NOMINEE - Best Film - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

  • NOMINEE - Best Actor: Samuel Nicholls - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

  • NOMINEE - Best Actress: Emma-Kate Barry - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

  • NOMINEE - Best Director: Harvey John - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

  • NOMINEE - Best International Film - MADRIFF Madrid Indie Film Festival 2020

 

Festivals & Official Screenings

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  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Unrestricted View Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Spirit of Independence Micro-Budget Feature Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - BritCon Film Festival 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Changing Face International Film Festival 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - NewFilmmakers 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - MADRIFF Madrid Indie Film Festival 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Independent Prisma Awards 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Florence Film Awards 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Andromeda Film Festival 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Hollywood Gold Awards 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - Out of the Can International Film Festival 2020

  • OFFICIAL SELECTION - London International Motion Picture Awards 2020

  • FINALIST - Chichester International Film Festival 2020

  • FINALIST - YoungFilmmakers 2020

  • FINALIST - Austin Indie Fest 2020

  • HONOURABLE MENTION - Brighton Rocks International Film Festival 2020 *BIFA-qualifying

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Reviews

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  • "Beautiful Shakespearean-like poeticism" - UK Film Review

  • "Delicately incorporates sensitive themes such as classism, homophobia, and sexual assault" - Flickfeast

  • "Reeks of hardwork and dedication across the board" - Film Threat

  • "The central performances from Nicholls and Barry definitely make this a film woth seeing" - Darren Gaskell

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Companies & Representation

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  • Production Company, UK - The Developing Room

  • Sales Agency, Worldwide - The Movie Agency

  • Sales Agency, US - Shoreline Entertainment

  • Distribution, Worldwide - BayView Entertainment

  • Distribution, US - Vyre Network

  • Distribution, Europe - Visionary Thinking

Trailers

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