Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Short Film of the Month: Still Life (July 2009)

Canadian filmmakers come up with interesting story starring a bunch of dummies

Director: Jon Knautz
Writer: Charles Johnston
Distributor: Brookstreet Pictures
Year of Release: 2005
Running Time: 8:48

Synopsis: In this Twilight Zone-ish short, Trevor Matthews (co-producer) is Nathan Evans, an exhausted young man who accidentally runs over a stranger in the streets of a bizarre small town in the middle of winter. Althought most might easily predict its ending, Still Life is an interesting piece nonetheless. Ottawa-born director Jon Knautz (The Other Celia) won the Best Director Award for Still Life at the 2006 Malibu Film Festival. The film was financed by Brookstreet Pictures, which Knautz co-founded in November 2004 with his Canadian-born partner Matthews (Jack Brooks: Monster Slayer).


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