Gonella Productions

LANGUAGE: English

Genre: DRAMA - LGBTQ
Running Time: 15'
Year of production: 2014

SYNOPSIS

A daring portrait of a disabled man yearning for intimacy in a world that would rather ignore him.

DIRECTOR BIO

Martin Edralin is a Toronto-based filmmaker. His first short film, HOLE (2014), won the Grand Prize at Clermont-Ferrand, jury prizes at Locarno and Seattle, and screened at Sundance, TIFF, and BFI London. His second short, EMMA (2016), was selected in TIFF Canada's Top Ten and won Best Live Action Short at the Rhode Island IFF. His debut feature, ISLANDS (2021), premiered at SXSW and was awarded Special Jury Recognition.

AWARDS

Grand Prix, Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (FRANCE)
Best Live Action Short, Canadian Screen Awards (CANADA)
Jury Prize, Festival del Film Locarno (SWITZERLAND)
Grand Prix, Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival (BRAZIL)
Best International Short Film, Huesca International Short Film Festival (SPAIN)
Best Canadian Short – Inside Out LGBT Film Festival (CANADA)
Best Director Award – International Short Film Festival of Cyprus (CYPRUS)
Best International Short, XPOSED International Queer Film Festival (GERMANY)
Best Short Audience Award, XPOSED International Queer Film Festival (GERMANY)
Best International Short Film – TLVFest – The Tel Aviv International LGBT Film Festival (ISRAEL)
Best International Film - Lodestar Award, Dawson International Short Film Festival (CANADA)
Best International Short – GAZE International LGBT Film Festival Dublin (IRELAND)
Best Narrative Short – BendFilm Festival (USA)
Best Short Film – ImageOut: The Rochester LGBT Film & Video Festival (USA)
Best Men’s Short Jury Award – Out on Film: Atlanta’s LGBT Film Festival (USA)
Best Actor – Sapporo Short Fest (JAPAN)
Special Jury Prize, Seattle International Film Festival (USA)
Youth Jury Prize, International Short Film Festival of Lille (FRANCE)
Highly Commended, Iris Prize Festival (WALES)
Jury Special Mention, Busan International Short Film Festival (SOUTH KOREA)
Honorable Mention, Norwegian Short Film Festival (NORWAY)
Special Mention of the International Youth Jury, Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival (GERMANY)
Honorable Mention, Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (USA)
Special Mention of the Jury, Euganea Film Festival (ITALY)
Jury Special Mention, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mérida y Yucatán (MEXICO)
Jury Special Mention, Roze Filmdagen Amsterdam LGBTQ Film Festival (NETHERLANDS)
Special Mention for Original Screenplay, MoliseCinema (ITALY)
Youth Jury Special Mention, Curta Cinema – Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival (BRAZIL)
Youth Jury Special Mention, Curtocircuíto International Short Film Festival (SPAIN)

NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS

Sundance Film Festival (USA)
Toronto International Film Festival (CANADA)
Festival del Film Locarno (SWITZERLAND)
Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival (FRANCE)
Melbourne International Film Festival (AUSTRALIA)
BFI London Film Festival (UK)
Cork Film Festival (IRELAND)
Huesca International Short Film Festival (SPAIN)
AFI Fest (USA)
Seattle International Film Festival (USA)

CAST

Billy: Ken Harrower
Craig: Sebasitan Deery
Grace: April Lee

CREDITS

Writer, Director: Martin Edralin
Producers: Martin Edralin, Laura Perlmutter, Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
Production Company: Circus Zero Films, First Love Films
Director of Photography: Daniel Grant
Production Designer: Helen Kotsonis
Costume Designer: Judith Clancy
Hair/Makeup: Jessica Whyte
Sound Mixer: Kevin Brown
Editor: Bryan Atkinson
Sound Editor: Peter Lopata

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Year: 2014
Country: Canada
Runtime: 15 minutes
Genre: Drama, LGBTQ, Disability
Shooting Format: HD Colour
Screening Format: DCP, Digital File
Aspect Ratio: 16:9
Sound Format: Dolby 5.1, Stereo
Language: English