Imaginary Friend

Imaginary Friend

Short Movie

USA 2006

Written and directed by

Claire Thomas

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Starring

Paul Butcher

(Paul)

Mia Ford

(Lucy)

Angie Light

(Mom)

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Many children have an imaginary friend for a while. All of a sudden, they are just there, although no one except the child they are friends with can see them, of course - well, that's kinda the concept, right? And one day, they vanish from the childs' life again, because they are no longer needed ... or  wanted  there.

Here is the story of such an imaginary friend. What makes this movie remarkable is that the story is indeed  told from  his  perspective.

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Gregor Schmidinger, THE BOY NEXT DOOR (2008)

"I saved $25 ... Do you want to be my friend?"

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THE BOY NEXT DOOR
(USA 2008)

Written & directed by
Gregor Schmidinger


Cast

Mark
Michael Ellison

Justin
Truman Chambers

Jack Brown (Justin's father)
Damon Preston

"Mark, a 25-year-old male prostitute who suffers from anxiety attacks accidentally runs into the 10-year-old son of one of his clients. When the boy tells him he is looking for his father Mark, taken by surprise, wants nothing to do with him. But while they wait for the client to return Mark realizes that maybe this unexpected guest was exactly what he needed. Over the course of the night this strange new friendship grows and gives both Mark and Justin the courage to overcome their fears and face their own personal demons."

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The short movie "The Boy Next Door" was written and produced as an in-class project made by Bowling Green State University student Gregor Schmidinger. In 2009, the short movie was shown on festivals all over the place. And in the beginning of 2010, Schmidinger uploaded the movie to his YouTube Channel.

"The Boy Next Door" is supposed to be taken to the next level, by being turned into a full feature movie. The project is in the works, but it needs support. In his vlogs and on the movie's official website, Schmidinger explains what fans of the short movie and everyone interested in the project can do to support the upcoming film.

So, if you like: Click the playlist above, check out the short movie, and the vlogs (2 of them up to now, but I will keep the playlist updated), and get involved as you see fit.

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Visit
Gregor Schmidinger's YouTube channel
and subscribe

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Official Website
and get involved

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Officia Facebook Fanpage
and "Like" it
... sounds funny :-))) ...

Visit
Gregor Schmidinger's Blog
and get more in depth info

Visit
"The Boy Next Door" - Official IMDb page
for additional details (to come) on the project

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Maman est chez le Coiffeur

Maman est chez le Coiffeur
(Mommy is at the Hairdresser's)

Drama
Canada 2008 (TV)

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Directed by
Léa Pool

Written by
Isabelle Hébert

Music by
Laurent Eyquem

Songs performed by
Élie Dupuis

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Summer 1966. It's time to enjoy the summer holiday, total freedom.

Teenage Élise discovers that the sudden departure of her mother completely disrupts the family. Her brother Coco seeks solace in the garage, building a super racing car. Her youngest brother Benoît throws himself into his own inner world. The father seems absolutely knocked out by the situation.

Élise decides to take control of her family, in an eloquent attempt to save them. With the assistance of flourishing nature around her, she stands on the threshold of an incomparable summer.

(from IMDb)

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Élie Dupuis
BANG BANG




Élie Dupuis
THE GREAT ESCAPE




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THE LAST AIR BENDER ... I love M. Night Shyamalan

Since back in the days when I first watched the outstanding movie THE SIXTH SENSE, Manoj Nelliyatu "Night" Shyamalan is one of my all time favourite writer-directors.

And so, although I did not watch the Anime series AVATAR, and will watch the movie THE LAST AIR BENDER only when it comes out on DVD (as I only will watch the original version, and not the German dubbed one), I know I'll love this movie.

And as I just found that it's legal to embed the trailer of THE LAST AIR BENDER ... I will do exactly this here, by making this blog entry :-)!

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IVAN'S CHILDHOOD (1962)

IVAN'S CHILDHOOD
Russia 1962

directed by
Andrei Tarkovsky

Starring

Nikolai Burlyayev
Valentin Zubkov
Yevgeni Zharikov
Stepan Krylov
Nikolai Grinko
Irma Raush

Music
Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov

Cinematography
Vadim Yusov

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Ever so often, I discover things on YouTube by Related Videos of something I watched before, or also by the video recommendations on my Starting Page.

Today, I stumbled over a complete posting of Andrei Tarkowski's debut film IVAN'S CHILDHOOD from 1962. As I knew about the movie, but had not watched it, I took the time and did so. And I found reason enough to collect it in a playlist on my channel, and then also to make a entry here.

The movie is in Russian, with English subtitles.

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I had indeed watched several scenes from this movie before: In a fan-made video for the song THE BOY WITH THE GUN by David Sylvian.

Although the lyrics and the movie's plot don't match in detail, I found the video very amazing, as I loved the song, and was captivated by the intenity of the images. Hope you enjoy ...

David Sylvian
THE BOY WITH THE GUN

from the album
SECRETS OF THE BEEHIVE
1987

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BROKEN CRAYONS (2009) - Official Trailer

BROKEN CRAYONS

A Hispanic boy named Sean, who has recently become an orphan, arrives at his new home, a small orphanage. He meets the teacher and headmistress and the kids that live there, and although at first sight, the surroundings seem idyllic, it becomes clear very soon that this place holds no love, compassion, friendship and trust among the inmates.

Trying to find his way there, Sean soon has to make a decision, whether to blend in with the others, or to speak up against an atmosphere of injustice and maltreatment on so many levels. But tragedy strikes, and leaves every one dumbfounded, aghast and helpless.

"A microcosm of America ..."
(Alessio Cappelletti, director)

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BROKEN CRAYONS
USA 2009
Short movie, written and directed
by
Alessio Cappelletti


Cast:

Anthony Gonzalez
"Sean Mendez"

Beth Campbell
"Miss Boaguard"

Josh Babb
"Bobby"

Huntter McGonigle
"Ashley Johnson"

Osmar Freire
"Michael"

Vinny Bonina
(aka YouTuber SingRKid)
"Samuel"

Kyle Bostrom
"Peter"

Andrew Terrero
"John"

Eric Halvarson
"Mark"

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Get your copy of
BROKEN CRAYONS
on DVD

Send an e-mail to
dotyfilm@gmail.com

The DVD is $5 + shipping & handling

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Please check out

DREAMS OF THE YOUTH

the upcoming full length feature movie
from the makers of BROKEN CRAYONS

in theaters soon

Become a fan of
DREAMS OF THE YOUTH on Facebook

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Replay

... without words ...

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