New Boy (2007)
A young African boy with a haunting backstory starts school in Ireland and quickly finds out exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar.
- Date of release
- 2007-07-14
- TMDB
- 6.3 / 10 (32)
- Runtime
- 11m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Steph Green
Casting
- Olutunji Ebun-Cole — Joseph
- Simon O'Driscoll — Christian Kelly
- Fionn O'Shea — Seth Quinn
- Sinead Maguire — Hazel O'Hara
- Norma Sheahan — Teacher Lady
- Byron Kumbala — Joseph's Father
- Sade Oyewole — Pamela
- Daniel Culleton — Student 1
- Karl Donovan — Student 2
- Oisin Pollock — Student 3
- Conor Kennedy — Student 4
- Chukwudi Ugwu — Lead Soldier
Interesting facts
- Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1
New Boy is a 2007 Irish short film based on the short story by Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, Roddy Doyle. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. The film is about a young boy's experience as he moves from a rural town in Africa to Ireland: a new country, a different school system and a whole new set of customs.
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