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BAFTA Longlist Best British Short Film 2021 & Oscar Consideration Qualifier
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THE BIRTH OF VALERIE VENUS
15 min
Comedy Drama
UK (English Language)
Trapped in a world of domesticity and servitude, long suffering vicar’s wife Valerie (55), has spent a lifetime serving others. At her wits’ ends, she makes a quiet plea to the Virgin Mary, who answers her prayers in the form of a strange force. Convinced she is possessed, Valerie fights her path to enlightenment every step of the way, until she realises there actually might be some benefits to being kind to yourself.
