The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island

The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island is a 2007 short film, directed by James Griffiths, and written by and starring Tim Key and Tom Basden. It was nominated for a 2008 BAFTA Award for Best Short Film award,[1] and won the UK Film Council Award for Best British Short Film at the Edinburgh International Film Festival.[2]

Plot summary

Lottery winner Charles Heath (Tim Key) pays a folk singer Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) to visit to his private island and perform for him for a fee of half a million pounds. Isolated from the world, the jaded folk singers' passion for music is slowly reignited.

References
  1. 2008 Bafta Short Films Awards
  2. Edinburgh International Film Festival Awards History Archived 1 October 2009 at the Portuguese Web Archive


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