New Boy | Oscar® Nominated Short Film

(layered electric guitar music) - [Teacher] We have a new boy with us today. Now now, everybody this is Joseph, say hello. - [Class] Hello.

- He should sit beside Pamela. - No he shouldn't. - Hands in the air.

Oh not you Joseph, you're fine. You can just go and sit over there, good. Now I'm sure we're all gonna make Joseph feel very welcome.

Hands down. (slaps) Take out Math's Matters. - [Student] Miss, Seth Quinn threw my book out the window.

- Did not. - Did so. - [Teacher] Seth Quinn go down and get that book.

Now, page 37. (serene guitar music) - [Man Teacher] Next one, 18 divided by 9? - Two.

- 56 divided by eight is is equal to? - Seven! - 36 divided by six?

- Six. - Six, correct. Last one here, 49 divided by 7 equals?

- Seven. - Hey, live-aid? Do they know it's Christmas?

- Christian Kelley. - What? - [Teacher] Are you annoying Joseph?

- No. - [Teacher] Is he Joseph? I'm sure he isn't.

Sit up straight so I can see you Christian Kelley. - He was poking Joseph's back Miss. - Shut up!

- He was! - Fuck off. - Now!

Take it down. - Ha ha, Specky fancies you. You're dead.

- [Teacher] Hurry up now we haven't got all day. (serene guitar music) - Excellent boys that is it for today, but remember to practise your sounds at home. Okay, good day to you.

- Good day Teacher. - Hey, live-aid what's number three? - Christian, what did I just say?

- Don't know. - [Teacher] No talk. - I wasn't-- - Finish your sums.

You finished Joseph, good lad. Now I think we've all had plenty time. Pencil's down.

Down. Now who's first? Seth Quinn.

- Didn't have my handbook. - Come up now and do number one for us please? - Bet he gets it wrong.

- Don't know. (giggles) - [Teacher] Maybe we'll have a little less out of Seth for a while. Now Hazel why don't you show us all how to do number one?

Good girl. (serene guitar music) - [Man Teacher] You understand, now you do that one tomorrow. Good day bye bye.

So they believe in you, resting the whole game on your shoulders eh? - I am a star father. (chuckles) in the last game I got three goals.

- Yes you are a star, you're a star. - Hey, live-aid, you hungry, do you want that? Its a good one.

- Kelley's got snot on his finger. (yells) - Oh me finger, let it go! - Joseph let go.

Everybody, hands in the air. - [Christian] Oh I think he broke me finger. - Sit down, hands in the air.

There's nothing broken, you'll be grand. - It's sore. - I'm sure it is.

- I've seen her knickers. - What colour? - Now!

That's better. Hands down. - Yellow.

- Oh God give me strength. Christian sit down. Now Joseph, Christian is no angel.

Are you Christian? - I didn't do anything. - We do not pull fingers, or whatever you just did to Christian here in this class or anywhere else.

Understood? (bell rings) - You're definitely dead. - Don't listen to that dirt bag.

- Dead. (gentle guitar music) (screams) (building layered music) - [Christian Voiceover] You are dead. (splashes) (screams) - [Children] Fight, fight, fight, fight!

- [Child] Hit him. Go on Kelley. Go on punch him.

Come on. - Are you gonna fight or what? - This is boring.

- Let him go. - Quinn, Christian Kelley, again! Not a squeak out of you, just stand there.

Open up page 47 of Totally Gaeilge. Questions one to seven. I am going to be right outside now and listening for any messing.

Now. - I didn't do anything. - Shut up Christian for Christ's sake.

We need to sort this out boys. - I didn't do-- - Christian! Seth what happened?

- Nothing. - Funny sort of nothing I saw. Well Joseph, you're turn.

What happened? You're just great lads. What am I gonna do with you?

Alright so if that's the way you want it. - Miss. - Yes Hazel.

- I seen it. - Now Hazel. - But I seen Christian push-- - Back inside Hazel.

- But-- - Hazel. - She's a bitch that one I was only telling her. (laughs) - Hands in the air.

Hazel O'Hara, I heard what you just said Hazel O'Hara. - It was a private conversation. - Don't you dare talk to me like that.

- Like what? - [Teacher] Stand up! - [Hazel] I am standing.

- Hands in the air then. - She think she's robbing a fucking bank. (laughs) - Now.

- Now. (laughs) (serene music) In you go. Now.