Independent Film Production...

The filmmakers have not romanticised OCD or mental illness in anyway. Instead the team deliver a quirky and relatable character and plot line that highlight the realities of living with OCD. 

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The Indie Hour

Intimate and insightful, For Want of a Nail, is a powerful short film shining a light on OCD and its psychological impact.

The work done behind the scenes for 'For Want of a Nail' in production and pre-production has combined to produce a tactful and thoughtful piece of film on a topic rarely explored so sensitively... 

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Annie Vincent 

The paradoxes of thinking you rule the world when every little slip makes you swirl out of control is captured beautifully by Clark Alexander in his performance. Director Lucy Joan Barnes juxtaposes Marty’s past and present in smooth transitional shots. The screenplay (Nick Thomson) littered with voice-overs, makes it easy even for a layman to understand the complexities of an OCD inflicted individual’s world. As the title of the film aptly suggests; sometimes even seemingly unimportant acts or omissions can have grave consequences, especially for someone suffering from OCD... 

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Indie Shorts Mag Team

From beginning to end, it is obvious that the entire crew for For Want of a Nail is passionate about an accurate, honest portrayal of OCD and the daily ins and outs of life with the challenging mental illness.

An intelligent, respectful film that manages to tell its truth while still entertaining along the way.

The film is just beginning its festival journey and should have no problem finding a home on the indie fest circuit....

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Richard Propes

We have had such a huge amount of support from this team over the last year and we are incredibly grateful for that - so thank you every member of the cast and crew for supporting OCD Action's work, for including us in the creation of this wonderful production, and for creating a film that does a great job of portraying the effects OCD can have on a persons life...

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​Olivia Bamba

The tone shift which occurs throughout the movie is something that is very interesting, with a brisk and glib narrative coming into conflict with the sad truths that are gradually being revealed underneath it.

At the beginning of the film, this play

tone is much more prevalent, but by the end the melancholy of what we’ve seen has taken over and isolated Marty’s non-stop chatter within the mood, but in the same way the he becomes isolated as a character...

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Critique Review