Adult Life Skills
| Adult Life Skills | |
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| Directed by | Rachel Tunnard |
| Produced by | Michael Berliner |
| Written by | Rachel Tunnard |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Micah P. Hinson |
| Cinematography | Bet Rourich |
Production company |
Creative England |
| Distributed by | Lorton Distribution |
Release dates |
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Running time | 96 minutes[1] |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Adult Life Skills (formerly known as 'How To Live Yours') is a 2016 British comedy film, funded by Creative England, and is the feature debut for writer director Rachel Tunnard. It is the feature-length version of BAFTA nominated short,[2] Emotional Fusebox, which premiered at the London Film Festival in 2014.[3] The story of a 29-year-old, Anna (portrayed by Jodie Whittaker) has moved into her mum's shed and is refusing to move out after the death of her twin brother.[4][5]
The film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016,[6] winning one of the top awards - the Nora Ephron prize for best female director.[7] The film releases in UK cinemas on 24 June 2016.
Plot
Anna is stuck: she’s approaching 30, living like a hermit in her mum’s garden shed and wondering why the suffragettes ever bothered.
She spends her days making videos using her thumbs as actors - thumbs that bicker about things like whether Yogi Bear is a moral or existential nihilist. But Anna doesn’t show these videos to anyone and no one knows what they are for.
A week before her birthday her Mum serves her an ultimatum – she needs to move out of the shed, get a haircut that doesn’t put her gender in question and stop dressing like a homeless teenager. Naturally, Anna tells her Mum to BACK THE F-OFF.
However, when her school friend comes to visit, Anna’s self-imposed isolation becomes impossible to maintain. Soon she is entangled with a troubled eight year old boy obsessed with Westerns, and the local estate agent whose awkward interpersonal skills continually undermine his attempts to seduce her.
This is a story about confronting the things we are most scared of – a story that explores the universal themes of being lost and finding yourself, making peace with who you are, and regaining self-confidence and dignity.
It is basically the same themes as ROCKY if you think about it. But with thumbs. And a cowboy. And no boxing.
Cast
- Jodie Whittaker as Anna
- Ozzy Myers as Clint
- Brett Goldstein as Brendan
- Alice Lowe as Alice
- Lorraine Ashbourne as Marion
- Eileen Davies as Jean
- Edward Hogg as The Snorkeler
- Rachael Deering as Fiona
References
- ↑ "Adult Life Skills (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
- ↑ Screen Talent Agency. "Emotional Fusebox BAFTA Nomination". STA. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ British Film Institute. "London Film Festival 2014". BFI Official Website. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ Creative England. "How to Live Yours Video Diary". Creative England. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ Women in Film. "Rachel Tunnard Talks to WFTV.org". WFTV. Retrieved 2015-01-25.
- ↑ "Tribeca 2016 Announces Lineups for Competition Programs (US Narrative, International Narrative, World Documentary) & Viewpoints - Tribeca". Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ↑ "15th Tribeca Film Festival Announces 2016 Juried Award Winners - Tribeca". Retrieved 16 June 2016.
External links
- Full trailer
- Adult Life Skills at the Internet Movie Database
- Adult Life Skills on Twitter
- Adult Life Skills on Facebook