Edsville

Edsville
Directed by	Alan Marr
Produced by	James O'Regan
Written by	Stuart Clow; Alan Marr; James O'Regan
Starring	Stuart Clow; Kathleen Laskey
Music by	Mark Hukezalie; Rick Shurman
Cinematography	Harry Lake
Edited by	David Hicks; John Karolidis; Olaf Relitzki
Production; company	A Really Big Production
Distributed by	First Run Features
Release date	1990
Running time	14 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Edsville is a Canadian horror comedy short film, directed by Alan Marr and released in 1990. The film stars Stuart Clow and Kathleen Laskey as Paul and Paula, a couple whose trip to a rural antique auction unexpectedly leads them into a town populated entirely by Ed Sullivan impersonators — and it appears to be a communicable disease which Paul and Paula themselves are at risk of contracting.[1]

The film premiered at the 1990 Festival of Festivals.[2] It was subsequently screened theatrically under a unique model for short films, which made it the first short film in Canadian history to earn independent theatrical revenue; instead of screening before a feature film as short films commonly did in that era, it was screened following Guy Maddin's feature film Archangel,[1] and patrons were given the option of paying an extra dollar if they wanted to see Edsville.[3] It was also broadcast on CBC Television in 1992.[4]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 12th Genie Awards in 1991.[5]

References

Marc Horton, "Self-indulgent film really boring; Press kit hilarious, but - alas - paying customers don't get one". Edmonton Journal, April 12, 1991.
"Festival fever". Now, September 6, 1990.
Lisa Mulcahy, The Actor's Other Career Book: Using Your Chops to Survive and Thrive. Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN 9781581158410.
"Canadians are tuning in to Canadian shows". Toronto Star, January 16, 1992.
Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991.

External links

Edsville on IMDb

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[horton-1] Marc Horton, "Self-indulgent film really boring; Press kit hilarious, but - alas - paying customers don't get one". Edmonton Journal, April 12, 1991.

[2] "Festival fever". Now, September 6, 1990.

[3] Lisa Mulcahy, The Actor's Other Career Book: Using Your Chops to Survive and Thrive. Simon & Schuster, 2010. ISBN 9781581158410.

[4] "Canadians are tuning in to Canadian shows". Toronto Star, January 16, 1992.

[5] Christopher Harris, "Black Robe leads race for Genies: Film community notes surprising omissions in list of nominees". The Globe and Mail, October 10, 1991.