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Adult Life Skills
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Wikipedia article
'Adult Life Skills' (formerly known as 'How To Live Yours') is a 2016 British comedy film, funded by Creative England, and is the feature debut for writer director Rachel Tunnard. It is the feature-length version of BAFTA-nominated short, 'Emotional Fusebox', which premiered at the London Film Festival in 2014. The story of a 29-year-old, Anna (portrayed by Jodie Whittaker) has moved into her mum's shed and is refusing to move out after the death of her twin brother.
The film premiered at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival in April 2016, winning one of the top awards - the Nora Ephron prize for best female director.
Plot
Since her twin brother Billy died, Anna is stuck. She is approaching 30, living like a hermit in her mum Marion's garden shed and spending her days making videos using her thumbs as actors but without showing them to anyone and no one knows what they are for. A week before her birthday her Mum serves her an ultimatum she needs to move out of the shed, get a haircut and stop dressing like a homeless teenager. However, when her school friend comes to visit, Anna's self-imposed isolation becomes impossible to maintain. Soon she is entangled with Clint, a troubled eight-year-old boy whose mother is seriously ill and the local estate agent Brendan whose awkward interpersonal skills continually undermine his attempts to seduce her.
Cast
*Jodie Whittaker as Anna
*Ozzy Myers as Clint
*Edward Hogg as Billy
*Brett Goldstein as Brendan
*Alice Lowe as Alice
*Lorraine Ashbourne as Marion
*Eileen Davies as Jean
*Rachael Deering as Fiona
*Christian Contreras as Hank, Clint's father
References
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