A Modest Defeat
It's civil war in suburbia between two young siblings. Big brother Tommy never plays fair, but eight-year-old Tiny has an elaborate plan up her sleeve and a faultless determination to put things right.
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David BarrDirector
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David BarrWriter
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Jack GoodwinProducer
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Chris FogginProducerFriend Request Pending, Kids In Love, Fisherman's Friends
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Sophia AllyKey Cast"Tiny"The Ferryman (Theatre), The Current War, Matilda (Theatre)
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Tom HarrisonKey Cast"Tommy"
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Vanessa MorleyKey Cast"Mum"
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Aadel Nodeh-FarahaniCinematographerKolka Cool
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David BarrEditor
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Bradley Vander LugtMusic
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Hannah Purdy FogginProduction DesignerFisherman's Friends, Kids In Love
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Lauren Cooper (Wave Studios)Sound Designer
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Giulia ScrimieriCostume Designer
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Project Type:Short
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Genres:Adventure, Coming-of-age, Childrens, Sci-Fi
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Runtime:9 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date:January 10, 2018
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Production Budget:14,000 GBP
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Country of Origin:United Kingdom
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Country of Filming:United Kingdom
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Language:English
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.39:1
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:Yes
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Student Project:No
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Montreal Festival du Nouveau CinemaMontreal
Canada
October 6, 2018
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
Cleveland International Film FestivalCleveland
United States
April 5, 2019
Ohio Premiere
Official Selection -
Adelaide International Youth Film FestivalAdelaide
Australia
August 25, 2018
Best Film (Aged 3 - 15) -
Heart of Gold International Film FestivalQueensland
Australia
October 4, 2018
Queensland Premiere
Best Sound Design -
Kerry Film FestivalKerry
Ireland
October 19, 2018
Official Selection -
OFFline Film FestivalCounty Offaly
Ireland
October 10, 2018
European
Official Selection -
KINOdiseea International Children Film Festival RomaniaBucharest
Romania
November 9, 2018
Official Selection -
Omaha Film FestivalOmaha
United States
March 9, 2019
North American Premiere
Official Selection -
Dingle International Film FestivalDingle
Ireland
March 22, 2019
Official Selection -
Seoul Guro International Kids Film FestivalSeoul
Korea, Republic of
May 9, 2019
Asian
Official Selection -
Tumbleweeds Film FestivalUtah
United Kingdom
March 1, 2019
Utah
Official Selection
It all began with Jurassic Park. David walked out of the cinema saying he had to be a director.
Filmmaking started on the family DV camera, where he shot improvised homages to the Indiana Jones series. Editing was done in-camera, dialogue was decided seconds before a take, and the third male lead was a cardboard cut-out of Emile Heskey. It’s some of his best received work.
Since then he’s gone on to create global campaigns for the likes of Coca-Cola, MTV and American Express, and directed some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment, including Lewis Hamilton, Sergio Agüero, Wayne Rooney, Sarah Jessica Parker and Cyndi Lauper.
'A Modest Defeat' is David's first short film.
Our film celebrates a uniquely creative approach to brains over brawn. You can’t help but a love an underdog and I hope it gives audiences an unexpected twist on a very relatable story.