New Boy (film)
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| Directed by | Steph Green |
| Screenplay by | Steph Green |
| Story by | Roddy Doyle |
| Produced by | Tamara Anghie |
| Starring | Olutunji Ebun-Cole Norma Sheahan Simon O'Driscoll Fionn O'Shea Sinead Maguire |
| Cinematography | P.J. Dillon |
| Edited by | Lee Hickey |
| Music by | Len Arran |
| Distributed by | Network Ireland Television (IE) |
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Running time | 11 minutes |
| Country | Ireland |
| Language | English |
| Budget | €74,000 (estimated) |
New Boy is a 2007 Irish short film based on the short story by Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, Roddy Doyle. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. The film is about a young boy's experience as he moves from a rural town in Africa to Ireland: a new country, a different school system and a whole new set of customs.