| Jellyfish | |
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| Directed by | James Gardner |
| Written by |
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| Produced by | Nikolas Holttum |
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| Cinematography | Peter Riches |
| Edited by | Sian Clarke |
| Music by | Victor-Hugo Fumagalli |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Jellyfish is a 2018 British social-realist film. The film stars Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews and Cyril Nri.
Plot
Sarah is a teenage carer to a mother with mental health issues and two younger children, holding the family together by various means including financially by a part-time job. The film develops increasing pressures with caring, school and work on Sarah; who resorts to increasingly desperate measures to juggle conflicting requirements. Her drama teacher's end-of-school showcase as the film’s climax leads her to choose between life as a family carer and her newly discovered stand-up comedy talent.
Cast
Liv Hill as Sarah Taylor
Sinead Matthews as Karen Taylor
Cyril Nri as Adam Hale
Angus Barnett as Vince
Production
The film features and was predominantly shot in and around Margate, Kent.
Release and reception
Jellyfish premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. The Guardian gave the film three stars out of five, calling it a "striking directorial debut" by Gardner, and "an astonishingly good performance" by Hill, although also highlighted "occasional stumbles – a few too many jabs at gentrification, a couple of misfiring performances, and in places the budget constraints really show."
Accolades
Hill and Matthews jointly won the Best Performance in a British Feature Film award at the 2018 Edinburgh Film Festival.
References
- ^ Clarke, Cath (14 February 2013). "Jellyfish review – schoolgirl standup has the last laugh". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "Jellyfish". Film.britishcouncil.org. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- "Award Winners Announced at 72nd Edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival | Edinburgh International Film Festival". www.edfilmfest.org.uk. The Award for Best Performance in a British Feature Film. Retrieved 17 February 2021.