Synopsis: Daniel is desperately looking for his son. He sets about contacting family and friends, indulging in nostalgic stories and gentle jokes to ease his pain, before we realise that a heart-breaking reality lies at the root of his search. My Boy offers a powerful exploration of the strategies individuals use to hide from devastating truths confronting them, and features an outstanding lead performance from Legend and Taken 3 actor Sam Spruell.
About the Director: London-born Charlotte Regan is a director, writer and Sundance Ignite Fellow. Using skills gained from filming no-budget music videos for her friends age 15, she went on to make the 2017 BAFTA nominated short film Standby, which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival and won a BFI Future Film Lab Award. Her second short, Fry-Up, enjoyed similar success – it played at the Sundance film festival, Berlinale and BFI London Film Festival. She directs films for the production company ‘Knucklehead Productions’.