Out in That Deep Blue Sea

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Out in That Deep Blue Sea
Directed by Kazik Radwanski
Written byKazik Radwanski
Produced byDaniel Montgomery
StarringPeter Bavis
Jeanne Souter
Carmen Craig
Marta Legrady
Joe Ring
CinematographyDaniel Voshart
Edited byAjla Odobasic
Production
company
Medium Density Fiberboard Films
Release date
  • September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10)(TIFF)
Running time
16 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Out in That Deep Blue Sea is a 2009 Canadian drama short film, written and directed by Kazik Radwanski. [1] The third film after Assault and Princess Margaret Blvd. in his trilogy of short films about people facing moments of personal crisis, the film centres on a middle-aged real estate agent who is becoming dissatisfied with the amount of time and energy he has invested into the corporate rat race. [2]

The film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2009, [3] and received a Genie Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Drama at the 31st Genie Awards. [4]

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References

  1. "Short on running time, long on drama; Drama, comedy or genre-defying, these mini-movies spin stories in record time". Toronto Star , September 7, 2009.
  2. "Shorts include docs, dramas and cheeky comedies". Playback , August 31, 2009.
  3. "Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". Waterloo Region Record , December 26, 2009.
  4. "‘Barney’s Version,’ ‘Incendies’ top Genie noms". Variety , February 2, 2011.