“JoJo Rabbit” star Archie Yates plays a teenager who gets caught up in internet danger in the trailer for director Jordan Murphy Doidge’s new short film, “Clout.”
According to a press release, Oscar and Bafta’s elegant shorts follow 13-year-old Oscar (Yates) and “a desperate pursuit of attention to evil spirals.” “The short echo theme explored in Netflix’s ‘adolescent’ is firmly located in a global conversation about the dark side of identity, vulnerability and the arrival of age. ”
Alongside Yates, “Kraut” also stars Anna Wilson-Jones (“Black Mirror”), Nadine Marshall (“Tatami”), Samuel Leakey (“Gretel & Hansel”), Tiktok Starkit Price, Obi Olefor and Ashwin Chandraskaran.
Following its premiere at the Holly Shorts Film Festival in August, “Clout” will tour cinemas across the UK in partnership with Everyman in November. Each screening is followed by Q&A with the cast, crew and mental health partners.
“Clout” was produced by Francis Chapman for Lindsay Cullen’s co-produced and Pimlico Pictures. Short has worked with the live mix and cinema and arts emergency of British charities in the hopes of triggering dialogues about youth mental health and online safety.
Yates is best known for his performance as Yoki in Taika Waitty’s 2019 satirical black comedy, JoJo Rabbit. For his work in the film, he was nominated for Best Young Actor at the 2020 Critics Choice Awards. His other credits include the audio roles in the film “Home Sweet Home Alone” and the series “Wolfboy and The Everything Factory”, “Amphibia” and “Oni: Thunder God’s Tale.”
Please see the trailer for more information on “influence” below.
