| Docking | |
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| Directed by | Trevor Anderson |
| Written by | Trevor Anderson |
| Produced by | Alyson Richards |
| Narrated by | Trevor Anderson |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Justin Lachance |
| Music by | Lyle Bell |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Docking is a Canadian short film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2019. [1] Mostly wordless apart from a brief introductory narration by Anderson, the film metaphorically explores his fears and insecurities about dating as a gay man through the depiction of a large penis flying alone through space until meeting another penis and docking with it. [2]
Anderson worked with production designer Todd Cherniawsky and make-up artist Christien Tinsley to create the film. [2] The score was composed by Lyle Bell, Anderson's bandmate in The Wet Secrets. [1] Anderson has described the film as an attempt to push the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking, by reducing the element of personal essay and increasing the element of cinematic fantasia; [2] however, he has also acknowledged that he had some difficulty convincing arts funders that the film was meant as a serious artistic statement and not just a five-minute dick joke. [1]
The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival. [1] In December 2019, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films. [3]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020. [4]
