| Hiro | |
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 Movie screenshot | |
| Directed by | Matthew Swanson |
| Written by | Matthew Swanson |
| Produced by | Oliver Lindsay |
| Starring | Hiro Kanagawa Vicky Huang |
| Music by | Don MacDonald |
| Distributed by | Paper Cut Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Languages | Japanese English subtitles |
Hiro is a Canadian short film, written and directed by Matthew Swanson and released in 2005.[1] The film centres on Hiro (Hiro Kanagawa), a shy Japanese insect collector who finds himself thrust into a wild chase to recover a stolen beetle after a chance encounter with a young girl (Vicky Huang).[2]
The film's dialogue is in Japanese, although Swanson does not personally speak the language.[3] Swanson described it as "liberating" to direct in a language he did not understand.[3]
The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]
Awards
The film was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama.[4]
It also won the award for Best Short Film at the 2006 SXSW Film Festival,[5] and was the first Canadian film to win the "Spirit of Slamdance" Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival.[6]
References
- 1 2 Guy Dixon, "That's my film on line two". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2005.
- ↑ "An extension of life". Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2006.
- 1 2 "Abstract art-and-music pas de deux wins a Genie". Concordia Journal, Marcy 23, 2005.
- ↑ "Trailer Park Boys, Bon Cop compete for best picture Genie". CBC News, January 9, 2007.
- ↑ "‘Free’ reigns over SXSW film festival". Variety, March 15, 2006.
- ↑ "Sundance Film Festival: Julia Kwan, Jamie Travis, Matthew Swanson, Carmen Aguirre". The Georgia Straight, February 2, 2006.
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