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The One Note Man
2023 British short film
The One Note Man is a 2023 British short comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by George Siougas. It stars Jason Watkins, Louisa Clein, Crystal Yu, and Paul Barber, and is narrated by Ian McKellen. Sam Claflin is one of the executive producers.[1] Watkins plays a bassoonist, who has a strict routine that involves bicycling to an opera house to play one note on his bassoon in an orchestra everyday. Aside from the narration, which is brief, the film has no dialogue.[1]
The One Note Man won the Grand Prize for Best Live Action Short Film at the 2023 Rhode Island International Film Festival.[2][1] It was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 96th Academy Awards,[3] but it was not nominated.[4]