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PATCH TOWN
by Craig Goodwill
Canada 2014 85 min. English original version
wed 19 nov 10:00 pm Caligari FilmBühne
Script: Christopher Bond, Trevor Martin, Craig Goodwill, DoP: Guy Godfree, Editor: Eremy Lalonde, Production: PopCorn Pictures, Producer: David Sparkes, Cast: Rob Ramsay, Zoie Palmer, Julian Richings, Suresh John, Scott Thompson, Ken Hall
Jon is a mindless laborer on an assembly line, but at no ordinary factory: he and his fellow drones harvest kids from cabbages – kids that will go on to become the beloved toys of boys and girls in the land outside this factory. But when Jon discovers the awful secret behind all this, he’ll have to take on a villainous corporation to reunite with his long-lost mother, protect his new-found family, and find freedom.
"PATCH TOWN was inspired by two ideas, one was the idea of love, and anything that receives love must in some way carry that love with it. The other was the idea of abandonment, and how we long for that relationship that never really existed. It’s the nostalgia of our youth and how easily we loved and moved on, never really thinking of how and what we affected." (Craig Goodwill)
Biography: Craig Goodwill began his film career as a producer/director’s assistant on films such as GOOD WILL HUNTING, 54, DRIVEN, SUPERSTAR, STORM OF THE CENTURY, LOSER, among many others. Subsequently, he traveled the world from Haiti to India directing and producing documentaries for National Geographic, CBC and Alliance Atlantis, during which time he completed a feature documentary called GODLESS, documenting the rise of atheism through modern times. He continued to shoot award-winning work as a commercial director for clients such as Nike, Microsoft, Bank of America, and Nokia, to name a few. His career as a narrative writer/director launched with his debut short film, PATCH TOWN.
Filmography (selection): 2011 PATCH TOWN, 2012 ARTIST: UNKNOWN, 2013 THE SPIRIT GAME (all short films), 2014 PATCH TOWN
Awards: Award for Best Feature Film and Best Cinematography (Canadian Filmmakers’ Festival, Toronto 2014)
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