Written & Directed by Connor Clements twitter.com/connorclements www.facebook.com/shortfilmjames Niall Wright as James twitter.com/#!/Niall_Wright Northern Ireland - 2008 Shot at 720p on the JVC GY-HD200 Young James struggles as the outsider kid at his school. His teacher, Mr. Sutherland, is the only person he feels he can connect with. When James finally puts a voice to his feelings, Mr. Sutherland's response isn't what James had hoped for. If you liked the film please share it with your social networks, blogs or websites. If you'd like to help support for my future work, I sell signed DVDs through my website www.connorclements.tv/ Best Northern Irish short, Belfast Film Festival 2008 Best First Irish Short 2nd Place, Galway Film Fleadh 2008 Best Short Gaze Dublin International Lesbian & Gay Film Festival 2008 Jury Award Best Student Short Palm Springs Shortfest 2008 Best Student Cinematography 2nd Place, Palm Springs Shortfest 2008 Best UK Short Iris Prize Festival 2008 Outlook Award Best LGBT Short Film 53rd Corona Cork Film Festival 2008 Award of Merit Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival 2008 Best International Short 17th Annual St Louis International Film Festival 2008 Bronze Palm Award, Mexico International Film Festival 2009 Best Foreign Film, NYC Downtown Short Film Festival 2009 Gold Kahuna Award Honolulu International Film Festival 2009 Best GLBT Short Breckenridge Film Festival 2009 Audience Award Breckenridge Film Festival 2009 Best Drama UK National Student Film Festival 2009 Grand Jury Award UK National Student Film Festival 2009 Best Short Film, Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival 2009 Best Short (Male) Fort Worth International Gay&Lesbian Film Festival 2009 Chessie Award Best Short Film, Cineslam Vermont 2009 Best Short, Barcelona International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival 2009 Jury Prize for Best Short, Image+Nation LGBT Film Festival Montreal 2009 Best Screenplay, Grand OFF World Of Film Awards 2009 Best Short, Coming Of Age Movie Awards 2010