Productivity and Performance by Alex K.

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Productivity and Performance by Alex K.
Directed byTony Currie
Written byTony Currie
Produced byNicolas Stiliadis
Syd Cappe
StarringBruce Pirrie
Michael Ferguson
Peter McBurnie
Pandora Richardson
Carl Zittrer
CinematographyNicolas Stiliadis
Edited byStephen Withrow
Music byDrew King
Release date
  • 1984 (1984)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Productivity and Performance by Alex K. is a Canadian short educational comedy film, directed by Tony Currie and released in 1984. The film stars Bruce Pirrie as Alex K., a lazy young man who is trying to learn how to develop better personal habits so he can become more successful. [1]

The cast also includes Michael Ferguson, Peter McBurnie, Pandora Richardson and Carl Zittrer.

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 6th Genie Awards in 1985. [2]

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References

  1. Film & Video Finder: Title section (L-Z). United States: National Information Center for Educational Media, a Division of Access Innovations, Incorporated, 1997. p. 5029.
  2. Bruce Bailey, "Quebec sweeps nominations for best-picture Genie awards". Montreal Gazette , February 15, 1985.