Cutaway (2014 film)

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Cutaway
Directed by Kazik Radwanski
Written byKazik Radwanski
Produced byDaniel Montgomery
CinematographyNikolay Michaylov
Production
company
Medium Density Fiberboard Films
Release date
  • August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)(Locarno)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryCanada

Cutaway is a Canadian drama short film, directed by Kazik Radwanski and released in 2014. [1] Told entirely without spoken dialogue, the film depicts a day in a man's life entirely through a close focus on his hands, including his performance of physical labour and text conversations with his girlfriend. [1]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2014. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Talking Shorts and Screenings with Local Filmmakers Kazik Radwanski and Dan Montgomery". Torontoist , December 5, 2014.
  2. "2014's best of Canadian film". Now , December 1, 2014.