| Docking | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Trevor Anderson |
| Written by | Trevor Anderson |
| Produced by | Alyson Richards |
| Narrated by | Trevor Anderson |
| Cinematography | Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Justin Lachance |
| Music by | Lyle Bell |
Release date |
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Running time | 5 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Docking is a Canadian short film, directed by Trevor Anderson and released in 2019.[1] Mostly wordless apart from a brief introductory narration by Anderson, the film metaphorically explores his fears and insecurities about dating as a gay man through the depiction of a large penis flying alone through space until meeting another penis and docking with it.[2]
Anderson worked with production designer Todd Cherniawsky and make-up artist Christien Tinsley to create the film.[2] The score was composed by Lyle Bell, Anderson's bandmate in The Wet Secrets.[1] Anderson has described the film as an attempt to push the boundaries of non-fiction filmmaking, by reducing the element of personal essay and increasing the element of cinematic fantasia;[2] however, he has also acknowledged that he had some difficulty convincing arts funders that the film was meant as a serious artistic statement and not just a five-minute dick joke.[1]
The film premiered at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[1] In December 2019, the film was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[3]
The film received a Canadian Screen Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 8th Canadian Screen Awards in 2020.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Fish Griwkowsky, "Edmonton has huge showing at Sundance with two distinct films". Edmonton Journal, January 29, 2019.
- 1 2 3 Peter Knegt, "Like Star Wars, but with giant penises: This Canadian film is awakening an uncut force at Sundance". CBC Arts, January 24, 2019.
- ↑ Norman Wilner, "TIFF announces Canada's top 10 films of 2019". Now, December 11, 2019.
- ↑ Mercedes Milligan, "Nominations Announced for 2020 Canadian Screen Awards". Animation Magazine, February 18, 2020.
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