Director:
Writer:
DOP:
Editor:
Music:
Cast:
Producers:
Mike Jackson
Peter New
Naim Sutherland
Jean-Denis Rouette
Jeff Tymoschuk
Peter New
Aliza Vellani
Tyler Mitchell
Mel Tuck
Rory Tucker
Avi Glanzer
Roz Young
SHORT
2017/ 16:00
He never became a real boy... The little wooden puppet just grew up to be a lonely wooden man, trapped in a cage of his own lies. But one day he meets a woman with secrets online, and together they unravel the truths that trap them both.
Best Performance (Male)
Best Screenwriting
Best Production Design
Best Costumes
Best Sound
WINNER - Best Make-Up
WINNER:
Crazy8s Film Making Competition
Best Dramatic Short and Audience Choice Award,
Sonoma International Film Festival
Best Fantasy/Sci-fi Short, Deep in the Heart Film Festival
Special Jury Prize: International Short Filmmaking
Van Gogh Awards, Amsterdam Film Festival
Special Jury Prize, Mexico International Film Festival
Le Coup de Coeur Jury Prize,
Festival du Film Merveilleux (Paris)
Best Effects, FantaSci Short Film Festival
LEO Awards: Best Make-Up
Nominee:
Mirror Mountain Film Festival, Best Film
LEO Awards: Best Performance (male), Best Screenwriting,
Best Sound, Best Production Design, Best Costumes
Official Selection:
2017 LA Shorts Fest
2017 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival
2017 Mirror Mountain Film Festival
2018 Deep in the Heart Film Festival
2018 Vancouver Short Film Festival
2018 Short and Sweet Film Festival
2018 Winter Film Awards International Film Festival
2018 Dam Short Film Festival
2018 Sonoma International Film Festival
2018 GeekFest Film Festival (Touring)
2018 Berlin Lift-Off Online Film Festival
2018 Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival
2018 Phoenix Film Festival
2018 Oakland International Film Festival
2018 International Christian Film Festival
2018 Kansas City FilmFest
2018 Boynton Beach Short Film Festival
2018 Gasparilla International Film Festival
2018 Cleveland International Film Festival
2018 Derby Film Fest (UK)
2018 Front Range Film Festival
2018 Sci-Fi Fantasy Con Short Film Tour (UK)
2018 Juggernaut Sci-Fi & Fantasy Film Festival
2018 Harlem International Film Festival
2018 Woods Hole Film Festival
2018 Regina International Film Festival
2018 FantaSci Short Film Festival
2018 Dragon Con Independent Short Film Festival
2018 Festival du Film Merveilleux (Paris)
ABOUT STEAM POWERED FILMS
Steam Powered Films is the production company of director Mike Jackson. It was founded in 1999 with the help of Sam Dulmage, Peter New and Palle Hoffstein, as a home for their creative works. SPF also provides post-production services including editing, colour correction and visual effects.
CONTACT
604 202.7647
contact@steampoweredfilms.ca
3254 W. 3rd Ave. Vancouver BC V6K 1N4