Little Man

Directed by Martin Brierley
Written by Josh Appignanesi
Producer Martin Brierley
Executive Producer Di Davis
Line Producer Grant Davies
Director of Photography Baz Irvine
Production Designer Mike Berg
Art Director Henry Rand
Editor Tim Thornton-Allen

Synopsis

Simeon is thirteen, a silent loner growing up in poverty in redneck South Africa. He is comfortable only when alone: the forest is his domain. But when he catches sight of Marianna, a raucous, sexually experienced girl of 19, he becomes entranced. He begins to follow her everywhere, drawn out of his woodland paradise into the harsh knockabout city world of teenage society. Mocked by Marianna and her friends, he still can't stop himself. Will curiosity kill the cat? When he is caught peeping by Marianna's boyfriend, all hell breaks loose and Simeon undergoes a sexual awakening that is more than he can handle. A lyrical, imagistic and sometimes brutal coming-of-age story which reimagines archetypes of Adam and Eve, and documents a rarely-seen setting.

Production notes

The film features first-time actors Kyle Miles and Gemma Smith and was shot on location in and around Cape Town, South Africa.

Director’s biography

Martin Brierley is a commercials and music video director. His award winning short film entitled Drifting won Best Film at the Manhattan Film Festival and was selected by British Airways for in-flight screening.