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Edsville

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Edsville
Directed byAlan Marr
Written byStuart Clow
Alan Marr
James O'Regan
Produced byJames O'Regan
StarringStuart Clow
Kathleen Laskey
CinematographyHarry Lake
Edited byDavid Hicks
John Karolidis
Olaf Relitzki
Music byMark Hukezalie
Rick Shurman
Production
company
A Really Big Production
Distributed byFirst Run Features
Release date
  • 1990 (1990)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Edsville is a Canadian horror comedy short film, directed by Alan Marr and released in 1990.

Plot

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The film stars Stuart Clow and Kathleen Laskey as Paul and Paula, a couple whose trip to a rural antique auction unexpectedly leads them into a town populated entirely by Ed Sullivan impersonators — and it appears to be a communicable disease which Paul and Paula themselves are at risk of contracting.[1]

Release

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The film premiered at the 1990 Festival of Festivals.[2] It was subsequently screened theatrically under a unique model for short films, which made it the first short film in Canadian history to earn independent theatrical revenue; instead of screening before a feature film as short films commonly did in that era, it was screened following Guy Maddin's feature film Archangel,[1] and patrons were given the option of paying an extra dollar if they wanted to see Edsville.[3] It was also broadcast on CBC Television in 1992.[4]

Awards

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The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Marc Horton, "Self-indulgent film really boring; Press kit hilarious, but - alas - paying customers don't get one". Edmonton Journal, April 12, 1991.
  2. ^ "Festival fever". Now, September 6, 1990.
  3. ^ Lisa Mulcahy, The Actor's Other Career Book: Using Your Chops to Survive and Thrive. Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN 9781581158410.
  4. ^ "Canadians are tuning in to Canadian shows". Toronto Star, January 16, 1992.
  5. ^ Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991.
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