''Baby'' is a

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set drama short film, written and directed by Daniel Mulloy and starring

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, Daniel Kaluuya and Josef Altin. '' Baby'' premiered at the

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and went on to win multiple awards including the coveted British Independent Film Award.

Premise

A young woman (

) witnesses another woman being robbed, on a bustling London street. She watches and realizing no one else will intervene the young woman tries to stop the mugging. She bravely confronts the thief ( Daniel Kaluuya) only to find that he follows her home. As their journeys continue each is revealed to be struggling with their own issues of pain and intimacy.

Development

''Baby'' is Daniel Mulloy's follow up to his highly successful trilogy of short films that include BAFTA Award winning '' Antonio's Breakfast'', European Film Award Nominee ''Dad'' and Slamdance Film Festival Grand Jury winner '' Son''. ''Baby'' was commission by Film Four and the British Film Institute as the last in their successful Cinema Extreme short film strand. The film was based on an event Mulloy witnessed:

I walked to the bus stop, comfortable in my own world. I was in this routine when I saw a woman being pick-pocketed. I interrupted the thief and it turned out to be a crew working together - they pulled out knives. I wanted to put the character of Sara into a similar scenario and see how power can shift''.''Daniel Mulloy : Short Shot Sundance(Jan 27, 2011)
Retrieved January, 2013 poster by Landon Zakheim.

Reception

''Baby'' premiered at the 2010

, to international critical acclaim and in the UK it went on to win the 2010

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and the British Independent Film Awards. The film received positive critical acclaim; '' Filmmaker'' wrote that the film "will haunt you well after its final frame goes dark." ''Baby'' was ranked third most successful international short film in the world for the year 2011 by ''Short Film Magazine''.

Accolades

* premiered

2010 * Best Short Film British Independent Film Awards * Golden Dragon for Best Director Kraków Film FestivalAccess Cinema
Retrieved January, 2013. * Grand Jury Award Edinburgh International Film Festival * Best Film Cork Film Festival * Best International Film Flickerfest * Festival Prize Kansas City FilmFest * Best Short Film St. Louis International Film Festival

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 1772761, Baby 2010 films British drama short films 2010 drama films 2010s English-language films 2010 short films 2010s British films