Stump the Guesser
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Galen Johnson |
| Written by | Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Galen Johnson |
| Produced by | Juliette Hagopian |
| Starring | Adam Brooks Brent Neale Stephanie Berrington |
| Cinematography | Ryan Simmons |
| Edited by | Evan Johnson Galen Johnson |
Production company | Julijette |
Release date |
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Running time | 19 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Stump the Guesser is a Canadian short film by
guesser at the fair, but whose mindreading tricks suddenly begin to fail him; simultaneously, he meets a long-lost sister he never knew he had and falls in love with her, and sets out to disprove the theory of heredity in hopes of being able to marry her.[2]
The film premiered on February 25, 2020 at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.[3]
The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films in 2020.[4]
References
- ^ Leonard Pearce, "NYFF’s Inaugural Currents Lineup Features Intrepid Filmmaking Voices from Around the World". The Film Stage, August 24, 2020.
- ^ Mindy Bond, "Canadian Auteur Guy Maddin World Premiering New Film at 2020 Berlinale". The Culture Files, February 25, 2020.
- ^ Manon Dumais, "Philippe Falardeau ouvrira la 70e Berlinale". Le Devoir, January 25, 2020.
- Squamish Chief, December 9, 2020.
External links
- Stump the Guesser at IMDb
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