Special People, the debut feature film from award-winning production company 104 films (http://www.104films.com) and director Justin Edgar has won Best Film at Moscow Disabilty Film Festival.
The comedy about an able-bodied filmmaker who gets a job making a community film with young, disabled people has received rave reviews after being shown at film festivals around the world, including:
“Tender, touching and very, very funny” David Edwards, The Mirror (4 stars)
“A well observed tale with a big heart” Screen International
“Smart and pointed, and especially funny because it is so politically incorrect” Rich Kline, BBC 5 Live
“This film is, as the title suggest, a little bit special” Amber Wilkinson, Eye for Film
The film opens in cinemas on November 21st with a special screening at the Electric Cinema in Birmingham on November 24th. (www.theelectric.co.uk/)
Further screenings will follow at:
Sheffield Showroom www.showroom.org.uk/
Genesis Mile End www.genesiscinema.co.uk/
Phoenix East Finchley - 30th November www.phoenixcinema.co.uk/
Warwick Arts Centre - 3rd / 4th December www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/events/id/3789
To view the film trailer and an interview with director Justin Edgar, please visit:
www.screenwm.co.uk/swm_channel/watch/37/special_people_movie_trailer/
www.screenwm.co.uk/swm_channel/watch/36/interview_with_justin_edgar/