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Assessment
Award-winning short film about the chance encounter between a ballerina and a local schoolboy.
Drama 2010 12 mins Not rated
Director: Mark Gutteridge
Overview
A girl's (Tahirah Sharif) developing adolescent shape is a problem at a top London ballet school. A local schoolboy (Joe Cole) is struggling with his exams. Their chance encounter leads him on a mission to where the analysis of adults is all that counts.
Assessment won the Jury Prize at Film London Best of Boroughs Film Awards hosted at BAFTA, premiered at BFI London Film Festival and was shortlisted for a BAFTA nomination.
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