"Whiteboy"

'20, Matty Crawford, 2022, United Kingdom
magic realism drama

A British Filipino boy struggles to assimilate with his Filipino identity, after his Mother on a whim and after a heartbreak moves him back to Philippines to start a new life together.

Festival selections:

Official Selection - Austin Film Festival 2023

Official Selection - Aesthetica Film Festival 2023

Nominated - Royal Television Society Student Awards 2023 - Best Drama
Nominated - Encounters Film Festival 2022 - UK Student Award

Nominated - Camerimage 2022 - Student Etudes Competition

Crew:

Writer & Director: Matty Crawford

Producer: Karima Sammout Kanellopoulou
Director of Photography: Jack Edwards
Production Designer: Sehar Kidwai
Sound Designer: Oliver Mapp
Composer: Adrian Cermak
Edit assistant: Jack Cotter