The Ballad of Wallis Island

In the organizer's words:

What happened resonates with us for a long time:

Oddball lottery winner Charles (Tim Key) dreams of getting his favorite band, McGwyer Mortimer, back together. His eccentric wish finally takes shape when feuding band members and former lovers Herb McGwyer (Tom Basden) and Nell Mortimer (Carey Mulligan) agree to play a private concert on remote Wallis Island. But unspoken hurt feelings and memories of times past throw the mini-reunion between Herb and Nell out of sync. As Charles desperately tries to salvage the long-awaited gig, he realizes that harmony should always set the tone in music as well as in life.

Based on his short film The One and Only Herb McGwyer Plays Wallis Island, director James Griffiths has staged a story about long-standing misunderstandings, lost love and new hope. THE BALLAD OF WALLIS ISLAND is like a touching feel-good song that grows warmer with every listen.