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2026 Oscar Nominated Shorts Live Action
A Friend of Dorothy

Written and Directed- Lee Knight

Cast- STEPHEN FRY as Dickie, ALISTAIR NWACHUKWU as JJ, OSCAR LLOYD as Scott, MIRIAM MARGOLYES as Dorothy, DAVID IJITI as Man in Shop, HAOCHU WEI as Boy in Shop, CHARLIE CLEMMOW as Jessica (radio voice), LEE KNIGHT as Tom (radio voice)

Film Length- 21 mins

Synopsis- Dorothy (BAFTA winner Miriam Margolyes) is a lonely widow whose body is failing, but her mind remains as bright as ever. When 17-year-old JJ (Alistair Nwachukwu) accidentally kicks his football into her garden, he upends Dorothy’s daily routine of pills, prunes and crosswords, and an unlikely friendship blossoms. Despite being worlds apart in every way, the two come to find they have more in common than they could ever imagine.

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