Closer
IMDb ID: tt0408630 · Year: 2005 · Rating: 7.2 (88 votes)
Genres: Short
A deaf teenage boy struggles with the loss of his older sister.
Toby Agnew
Michael Lawrence
Elizabeth Thomson
Ellen Simpson
Grant Edgar
IMDb Details
Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesGermany: So nah - So fern (TV Title)
So nah - So fernRelease Date2005-08-14Runtime12 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsNew ZealandLanguagesEnglishKeywordsdeath by drowning
drowning
playing piano
flashback
father son relationshipFilming LocationsNew ZealandProduction CompaniesAJ FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408630/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0408630.jpgUpdated At2025-12-03T13:05:17
So nah - So fernRelease Date2005-08-14Runtime12 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews0Critic Reviews0Countries / RegionsNew ZealandLanguagesEnglishKeywordsdeath by drowning
drowning
playing piano
flashback
father son relationshipFilming LocationsNew ZealandProduction CompaniesAJ FilmsIMDb URLhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408630/Local Poster/d/file/imdb/04/tt0408630.jpgUpdated At2025-12-03T13:05:17
Stars
Directors
David Rittey
Writers
Therese Lloyd
David Rittey
David Rittey
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Toby Agnew | Character: Nathan
Actor: Michael Lawrence | Character: Michael
Actor: Elizabeth Thomson | Character: Rachel
Actor: Ellen Simpson | Character: Liz
Actor: Grant Edgar | Character: Don
[Directors Group]
Name: David Rittey | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Therese Lloyd | Role: Writer
Name: David Rittey | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Liz DiFiore | Role: Producer
Name: Amanda Jenkins | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Salmon | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Victoria Kelly | Role: Composer
[Editing Group]
Name: Jonathan Woodford-Robinson | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Corrin Ellingford | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gilbert Lake | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Andy Rennie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vincent Taylor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gill Weavers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Actor: Toby Agnew | Character: Nathan
Actor: Michael Lawrence | Character: Michael
Actor: Elizabeth Thomson | Character: Rachel
Actor: Ellen Simpson | Character: Liz
Actor: Grant Edgar | Character: Don
[Directors Group]
Name: David Rittey | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Therese Lloyd | Role: Writer
Name: David Rittey | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Liz DiFiore | Role: Producer
Name: Amanda Jenkins | Role: Producer
Name: Peter Salmon | Role: Producer
[Music Group]
Name: Victoria Kelly | Role: Composer
[Editing Group]
Name: Jonathan Woodford-Robinson | Role: Editor
[Sound Department]
Name: Corrin Ellingford | Role: Sound Department
Name: Gilbert Lake | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Andy Rennie | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Vincent Taylor | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Gill Weavers | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0408630/videogallery/
Release Schedule
France: May 2004 (Cannes Film Festival)
United States: August 14, 2005 (Rhode Island International Film Festival)
United States: November 4, 2005 (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
United States: August 14, 2005 (Rhode Island International Film Festival)
United States: November 4, 2005 (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
Awards
Nominee | 2004 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or - Best Short Film | David Rittey, Closer
Winner | 2005 | New Zealand Screen Awards | New Zealand Screen Award | Best Short Film | David Rittey, Closer
Winner | 2005 | New Zealand Screen Awards | New Zealand Screen Award | Best Performance in a Short Film | Toby Agnew, Closer
Winner | 2005 | New Zealand Screen Awards | New Zealand Screen Award | Best Short Film | David Rittey, Closer
Winner | 2005 | New Zealand Screen Awards | New Zealand Screen Award | Best Performance in a Short Film | Toby Agnew, Closer
Box Office
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