The Miserables

The Miserables
Directed byBenjamin Taylor
Written byAlex Lipman
Produced byPeter Hort, Alex Lipman
StarringMaggie Steed, Ian Hogg
CinematographyCenay Said
Edited byKieran Waller
Music byAnne Chmelewsky
Release date
  • 27 October 2010 (2010-10-27)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

The Miserables is a short film (20 minutes) directed by Benjamin Taylor and written by Alex Lipman. Released in 2010 by University of Westminster, the film was a finalist at The 38th Annual Student Academy Awards in Beverly Hills,[1] and has been screened at festivals in the UK, USA, China, Russia, Germany and Italy.[2] The film won Best Drama at the 2011 Royal Television Society Student Awards where the short was considered by the jury to be outstanding. A very good emotional script, had been creatively executed with sensitivity, flair, restraint, and imagination.[3]

  1. ^ "Latest Academy News". Oscars.org | Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "University of Westminster The Miserables".
  3. ^ "Student Awards 2011". Royal Television Society. 28 January 2011.