He calls Joseph Live Aid, a reference to the benefit concert to raise funds for relief of the Ethiopian Famine. In particular two boys named Seth Quinn and Christian Kelly give him trouble, Christian sits behind Joseph in the classroom. Joseph struggles to fit in with the other students. In these flashbacks Joseph's father is the schoolteacher, it is revealed that his father was shot and killed for educating young children. Throughout the film he is silent, in deep contrast to the flashbacks of his life back in Africa where he is bright and talkative. Joseph is the new student at a school in Ireland, having just moved to Ireland from an unidentified country in Africa. 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. It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film. New Boy is a 2007 Irish short film based on the short story by Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter, Roddy Doyle.
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