A FRIEND OF DOROTHY
WITH MIRIAM MARGOLYES IS ON DISNEY PLUS
It was shortlisted for Oscars and won numerous prizes at festivals around the world last year, but now heart warming short movie A FRIEND OF DOROTHY
from Lee Knight, who both directed it and wrote it, is available for streaming on Disney Plus!
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| The film is now streaming on Disney Plus |
THE STORY Miriam Margolyes stars as a lonely widow Dorothy and Alistair
Nwachukwu plays teenager JJ. Their friendship starts when his football
lands in her garden. JJ helps Dorothy with difficult household tasks
and provides companionship to his octogenarian neighbor, whose husband
has passed away and son lives abroad. Her mercenary grandson is the only
family contact she has, and JJ becomes a firm friend. Meanwhile, she
encourages him to follow his dreams to be a stage actor through reciting
and reading plays. The cast also includes Stephen Fry and Oscar
Lloyd.
