Hole in the Paper Sky

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Hole in the Paper Sky
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Official film poster
Directed byBill Purple
Written byBill Purple
Screenplay byHoward Kingkade
Produced byJessica Biel
Michelle Purple
Starring Jason Clarke
Jessica Biel
Garry Marshall
Stephen Collins
CinematographyJim Orr
Edited by George Folsey Jr.
Music by Kerry Muzzey
Production
company
Iron Ocean Films
Release date
Running time
34 minutes
CountryU.S.
LanguageEnglish
Budget$50,000 (estimated)

Hole in the Paper Sky is 2008 short drama film directed by Bill Purple and produced by Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple of Iron Ocean Films. It stars Jason Clarke, Jessica Biel, Garry Marshall, Stephen Collins and Jeff Nordling and features an original score by Kerry Muzzey. It was released August 7, 2008 at the HollyShorts Film Festival.

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Plot

Howard Ferp (Clarke) is a brilliant, but misanthropic, math genius who inexplicably becomes drawn to a friendship with a doomed laboratory dog.

Cast

Awards

Completed in 2008 and released on iTunes and ShortsTV in 2010, Hole in the Paper Sky has garnered numerous awards and honors including:

and has been honored at the Holly Shorts Film Festival and Australia’s Flickerfest.

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