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strawboy

Genre

Narrative-Fiction

Directed By

Daniel Eskin

Date: Dec 2003
Length: 00:11:00
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Language: English
Shooting Format: 16 mm
Sound Format: Dialogue, Voice-Over

Synopsis

Set in the world of dreams and fantasy, a young boy attempts to solve his mother's murder while confined to a staircase. Ultimately a story of a boy emerging from childhood and accepting responsibility, "strawboy" examines those often hazy borders between fantasy and reality, and those between early life and adulthood.

Tags

boy, control, dreams, mother, murder, poison, surreal

Credits

Director
Daniel Eskin
Producer
Daniel Eskin
Writer
Daniel Eskin
Cinematographer
Steve Morrison
Editor
Daniel Eskin
Production Design
Christina Tuckerman
Music
Joshua Eskin
Sound
Joshua Eskin
Cast
Daniel Boiteau, Jennifer Koenig, Dave MacDonald, Kevin Nikkel

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