Edsville | |
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Directed by | Alan Marr |
Written by | Stuart Clow Alan Marr James O'Regan |
Produced by | James O'Regan |
Starring | Stuart Clow Kathleen Laskey |
Cinematography | Harry Lake |
Edited by | David Hicks John Karolidis Olaf Relitzki |
Music by | Mark Hukezalie Rick Shurman |
Production company | A Really Big Production |
Distributed by | First Run Features |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Edsville is a Canadian horror comedy short film, directed by Alan Marr and released in 1990.
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]
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]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991. [5]