New Boy | Oscar® Nominated Short Film

Thu, 30 Oct 2025 23:23:26 +0000

A young African boy with a haunting back story starts school in Ireland, and finds out quickly exactly what it means to be the new kid. Winner of Best Narrative Short at the 2008 Tribeca Film Festival and nominated for an Oscar.

Distributed exclusively by Network Ireland Television (NITV) worldwide. Visit our website www.networkirelandtelevision.com.

Written and Directed by Steph Green
Original Story by Roddy Doyle
Produced by Tamara Anghie

Olutunji Ebun-Cole as Joseph
Simon O'Driscoll as Christian Kelly
Fionn O'Shea as Seth Quinn
Sinead Maguire as Hazel O'Hara
Norma Sheahan as Teacher Lady
Byron Kumbala as Joseph's Father
Sade Oyewole as Pamela

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1095191/

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Many thanks to Elena Dafouli for providing Greek translation for the subtitles.