The Stranger I Love
Synopsis
A mother finds herself suddenly torn from her son, she must fight to get answers or risk losing him forever.
The Stranger I Love is a 13-minute drama short film from the United Kingdom (2024), in English, with subtitles in English, Español, Português, Français, العربية and 中文（简体）.
Film details
- Year
- 2024
- Runtime
- 13 min
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- Subtitles
- English, Español, Português, Français, العربية, 中文（简体）
Festivals & Awards
- Official Selection, San Jose International Film Festival, San Jose, United States of America (2024)
- Official Selection, Miraban UK Film Festival, London, United Kingdom
- Official Selection, Vice Spettacolo, Italy
- Official Selection, The Bay International Film Festival, Morecambe, United Kingdom
- Official Selection, Kalpavriksha International Film Festival, India
- Official Selection, Awareness Festival, Santa Monica, United States of America
- Official Selection, Disappear Here Film Festival, Ballyliffin, Ireland
- Official Selection, Sussex International Film Festival, Sussex, United Kingdom
- Big Sun International Film Festival, London
About the filmmaker
Martin has directed six feature films and many TV shows across scripted drama on major UK television channels, including Doctors (BBC), which won best On-Screen Chemistry and Hollyoaks (C4), which won Best Soap for the first time during his tenure. Emmerdale (ITV) and Spooks Interactive (BBC/KUDOS) , which won a BAFTA and was nominated for an EMMY. Martin is the only person to have been a winner with BBC Talent: Best New Director twice (2001 & 2002). Martin produced an Ant-Man and the Wasp spin-off (2022) for Disney/Marvel and directed the feature-length live performance film Night of a Thousand Vampires (2022) by The Damned, which hit Number 1 in the UK music film charts. Martin has won many Best Director awards at festivals worldwide, including the prestigious World Fest Best Director and Bram Stoker Best Director awards. Martin grew up in the UK and began his career as a camera assistant and operator on major studio movies, including Harry Potter, James Bond - Goldeneye, Judge Dredd and The Muppets. TV work includes East Enders, Robot Wars and Big Brother. He was trained at Panavision Camera and the BBC, has spent his life making films and TV and wishes to continue to do so.
