{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/695546744833761f1d408fb6?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Shorts Focus: Alex Kayode-Kay, Writer/Director & Roisin Kearney, EP on The Ballad Of Olive Morris","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6955465577f9435bdcc8cb82/50b07863e6bdd3d8bf7ec22ec842cfa6.jpg?height=200","description":"<p>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 <em>The Ballad Of Olive Morris</em>.</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Ballad Of Olive Morris</em> 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.</p><p>BAFTA Film Awards 2023 - Nomination - Best British Short Film</p><p>The 76th BAFTA Awards take place on Sunday, 19th February at 7pm</p><p><br></p><p><em>The Ballad Of Olive Morris</em>&nbsp;&nbsp;- HONOURS:</p><p>Winner of Best Short Film - Windrush Caribbean Film Festival 2022.</p><p>Official Selection for Bolton International Film Festival 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film)</p><p>Official Selection for Cambridge Film Festival 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film). Nominations: Best Short Film</p><p>Official Selection for SOUL Fest 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film). Nominations: Best Director, Best Production Design (Winner).</p><p>Official Selection for AESTHETICA Short Film Festival 2022 (BAFTA qualifying festival - British Short Film) Nominations: Best Drama</p><p>Official Selection for British Shorts Berlin 2023.</p><p>Official Selection for Pan-African Film Festival 2023 (Oscar qualifying festival)</p><p>BAFTA Longlist for Best British Short Film 2023</p><p>BAFTA Nomination for Best British Short Film 2023</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Film Ireland"}