Hole (film)

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Hole
Hole poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by Martin Edralin
Written byMartin Edralin
Produced byMartin Edralin
Laura Perlmutter
Andrew Nicholas McCann Smith
StarringKen Harrower
Sebastian Deery
April Lee
Cinematography Daniel Grant
Edited byBryan Atkinson
Production
companies
Circus Zero
First Love Films
Release date
Running time
15 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hole is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Martin Edralin and released in 2014. [2]

Contents

The film stars Ken Harrower as Billy, a gay man with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita who is struggling to find physical and sexual intimacy. [3] and Sebastian Deery as Craig, his love interest and support worker.

Accolades

The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 3rd Canadian Screen Awards, [4] and the award for Best Canadian Short Film at the 205 Inside Out Film and Video Festival. [5]

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References

  1. "Program – 67° Festival del film Locarno 6 – 16". August 16, 2014.
  2. "Liam Lacey's TIFF diary: A guide to this year's gay-themed films". The Globe and Mail . September 4, 2014.
  3. "The LGBT Films of AFI Fest 2014". The Advocate . October 30, 2014.
  4. "3èmes Ecrans canadiens : 9 prix pour Mommy". CritiqueFilm.fr (in French). March 6, 2015.
  5. "What We Have takes best Canadian feature at Inside Out". Playback . June 1, 2015.