Jellyfish is a 2018 British social-realist film. The film stars Liv Hill, Sinead Matthews and Cyril Nri.[1][2]

Jellyfish
Directed by	James Gardner
Written by	James Gardner Simon Lord
Produced by	Nikolas Holttum
Starring	Liv Hill Sinead Matthews Cyril Nri
Cinematography	Peter Riches
Edited by	Sian Clarke
Music by	Victor-Hugo Fumagalli
Country	United Kingdom
Language	English

Plot

Sarah is a teenage carer to a mother with mental health issues and two younger children, holding the family together by various means including financially by a part-time job. The film develops increasing pressures with caring, school and work on Sarah; who resorts to increasingly desperate measures to juggle conflicting requirements. Her drama teacher's end-of-school showcase as the film’s climax leads her to choose between life as a family carer and her newly discovered stand-up comedy talent.[1][2]

Cast

Liv Hill as Sarah Taylor

Sinead Matthews as Karen Taylor

Cyril Nri as Adam Hale

Angus Barnett as Vince

Production

The film features and was predominantly shot in and around Margate, Kent.[1]

Release

Jellyfish premiered at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival.[1]

Accolades

Hill and Matthews jointly won the Best Performance in a British Feature Film award at the 2018 Edinburgh Film Festival.[3]

References

External links

• Jellyfish at IMDb