"This is a tough business where rejection is constant and it can be hard to stay afloat. But as storytellers we must never give up, Knight, 42, told the Guardian. We have a duty to put our stories out into the world for all to see. I hope this sends a message to any artist who feels their voice isn't worthy."
"I wanted the film to be an ode to a sanctuary place for someone that's in the closet. Friends of Dorothy' was a coded way of describing gay men because Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and her friends like the Tin Man were all a bit different. They were all misunderstood."
Lee Knight's 22-minute film A Friend of Dorothy received an Oscar nomination for best live action short. The film stars Miriam Margolyes as Dorothy, an elderly widow whose lonely life is transformed when a teenager accidentally kicks his football into her garden, sparking an unexpected friendship through a shared love of reading and reciting plays. The cast includes Stephen Fry, Alistair Nwachukwu as JJ and Oscar Lloyd as Dorothy's grandson. The film was inspired by Knight's real friendship with neighbour Shirley Woodham and uses the historic 'Friend of Dorothy' code to explore themes of sanctuary, outsider identity and resilience.
Read at www.theguardian.com
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