Wish 143
Streaming video - 2009
When a fifteen-year-old boy discovers he has months to live he is granted one wish from the Dreamscape Charity. However, David doesn't want to go to Disneyland or meet a star footballer, what he really wants is an hour alone with a naked woman.. Based on true events, WISH 143 tells the story of a young man desperate to come of age before time runs out. This is a young man with nothing to lose apart from his virginity. A bittersweet story of friendship and heartbreak, WISH 143 is not about dying, it's about living.. Nominated for Best Short Film, Live Action at the Academy Awards. Winner of Best Live Action Film at the Palm Springs International ShortFest.. "WISH 143 exudes life, hope and desire intertwined with its underlying... subject matter...Tom Bidwell's script is intelligent and nothing short of remarkable, possessing dialogue of tremendous authenticity and tenderness." - The Independent Critic
- Subjects
- Genres
- Feature films
- Published
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[San Francisco, California, USA] :
Network Ireland Television
2009.
2018. - Language
- English
- Online Access
- A Kanopy streaming video
Cover Image - Item Description
- Title from title frames.
Film
In Process Record. - Physical Description
- 1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Playing Time
- 00:24:08
- Format
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Access
- AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).