Emma D’Arcy Talks Playing And Producing ‘Beautifully Sympathetic’ Character In Upcoming Short Film, Project Already Nabs Film Festival Nomination

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Emma D’Arcy’s first-ever short film “The Talent”, which is still in post-production, has already been nominated for an award in the Best British category at next month’s Iris Prize LGBTQ+ Film Festival in Cardiff, Wales, where the winners will be announced.

The “House of the Dragon” star produced the 15-minute film, which they also star in as Tommy — “a transmasculine production assistant, assigned as a dogsbody to cater to the caffeine needs of the cast and crew working on a high-end car commercial,” as per Deadline.  READ MORE: Emma D’Arcy Says First Golden Globe Nod Came After They ‘Stopped Pretending’ To Present Female “I was really excited to play Tommy,” D’Arcy told the outlet of their blue-streaked hair character in a written statement after they declined an interview due to the SAG-AFTRA strike. “He’s a beautifully sympathetic character, striving, fumbling, deeply self-conscious, constantly misstepping.

And the size of his internal journey is sort of at odds with his environment.” Elsewhere, “Vikings: Valhalla” actor, Leo Suter, stars in the film as “a big-shot Hollywood star who shoots the cheesy car ad while waiting for production to begin on a buddy-cop show.” As he sits in the vehicle he’s getting paid a hefty amount to promote, he delivers a cheesy line — “How do you choose a direction — you know where you want to be, but you don’t know the way there … the only wrong direction is not moving at all” — which becomes Tommy’s mantra to grow and succeed. READ MORE: ‘Sara’ First Look: A Woman Finds Strength To Confront Her Fears In Canadian Short Film “What is another working day for everyone else on the film marks a defining psychic event for Tommy,” D’Arcy, 31, wrote. “I think that’s the basis for a lot