Love Does Grow on Trees is a short comedy film written and directed by Bevan Walsh and produced by Geraldine Patten. The film stars
Luke Ward-Wilkinson
Luke Ward-Wilkinson (born 7 August 1993, Cambridge, England) is an English actor and singer.
Career
He is best known for his lead role as the teenage Simon Doonan in the BBC comedy series '' Beautiful People'' which ran for 2 series (2008–2009 ...
, El Krajewski and Tom Brooke.
Plot
The film is about a teenage boy whose life is thrown into chaos when he discovers adult magazines, girls and the embarrassment that goes with both.
Cast
*Luke Ward-Wilkinson ... ''Danny''
*El Krajewski ... ''Milkshake Girl''
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Tom Brooke
Thomas Brooke (born 1978) is an English actor. He is best known for playing the roles of Thick Kevin in ''The Boat That Rocked'' (2009), Bill Wiggins and Andy Apsted in the BBC One television series ''Sherlock'' and ''Bodyguard'' respectively ...
... ''Saint Porn''
*Frank Cameron ... '' Danny's Friend''
*Petra Mahmood ... ''Newsagent''
*Gemma Ward-Wilkinson ... ''Young Mother''
*Victoria Keenan ... ''Young Mother''
Accolades
*Acclaimed by
Danny Boyle
Daniel Francis Boyle (born 20 October 1956) is an English director and producer. He is known for his work on films including ''Shallow Grave'', '' Trainspotting'' and its sequel ''T2 Trainspotting'', '' The Beach'', '' 28 Days Later'', '' Su ...
at the
British Independent Film Awards
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*Named one of the top five shorts at the
Tribeca Film Festival
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by
New York Magazine
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*WINNER 'Best Newcomer - *
Rushes Soho Shorts Festival.
*WINNER 'Best Film & Best Comedy' – Super Shorts International Film Festival
*WINNER 'Audience Award' – Film Brothers Festival of Shorts
*WINNER 'Best Short' – LLV Film Festival.
*WINNER 'Best Comedy' - Southern Appalachian International Film Festival
*WINNER 'Best Supporting Actress' for El Krajewski – Maverick Movie Awards
*NOMINATED 'Best British Short' -
British Independent Film Awards
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*FINALIST - Kodak Short Film Competition.
*NOMINATED 'East Fresian Award' –
Emden International Film Festival
Emden () is an independent city and seaport in Lower Saxony in the northwest of Germany, on the river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia and, in 2011, had a total population of 51,528.
History
The exact founding date of Em ...
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*RUNNER UP 'Audience Award' – Williamstown Film Festival.
*HONORABLE MENTION 'Best Narrative' – West Virginia Short Film Festival
References
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External links
Love Does Grow on Trees at VimeoLove Does Grow on Trees at BBC Film NetworkLove Does Grow on Trees at IMDBLove Does Grow on Trees trailer on YouTubeLove Does Grow on Trees at British Council websiteLove Does Grow on Trees fan page on Facebook
2008 comedy films
2008 short films
2000s English-language films
British comedy short films
2008 films
2000s British films