Calamity James

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BBC Comedy Short Films: Calamity James

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An unfortunate young man reconnects with his estranged dad.

Slapstick adventure about young James, who is cursed with ‘acute misfortune syndrome’. James is on a mission to reconnect with his estranged dad.

Calamity James is a slapstick comedy about a young man, James, who is cursed with ‘acute misfortune syndrome’. James tries to reconnect with his dad after being thrown out by his mum for setting fire to their house at a family barbecue. In this world, chronic bad luck exists and the unbelievable is the everyday.

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