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The Desolation Prize

Film Info
Showtime
Showtime
Premiere Type
Premiere Type
Category
Film Category
Runtime
Run Time
15m
Directed by
Directed by
Shane Day
Produced by
Produced By
Jon Warne
Written by
Written by
Shane Day
Main Cast
Main Cast
MJ Kehler, Byron Mayberry, Amanda Wong, Alan Colodey
Synopsis
With only the ghost of the man he killed years before to keep him company, Jake lives an isolated life. He rarely goes outside, and his groceries are delivered to him. Fearful that this unwanted spirit will continue to humiliate and terrorize him in public, he has structured his life around a lonely and bleak existence. Eventually, his dark situation is illuminated by the arrival of Bobbi, a fresh-faced prairie girl whose job it is to deliver him groceries. The two of them spark up a friendship and eventually commit to an intimate one. At first, it seems this lifts Jake’s mood and unlock a long dormant optimism. But it isn’t long at all before the hateful spirit of Dudley, who is determined to keep Jake miserable redirects his gaze toward Bobbi. She is followed to a second job in a vintage clothing store where her warm exuberance for the thrilling city is quickly quashed into a haunting hysteria of menacing mannequins and possessed sweaters. What results is a nightmarish cat and mouse game where the only winner of The Desolation Prize will be Jake.

About the Director(s)

Director(s)
Contact Info

Shane

Day

Director
In the words of Shane,'It ain't where I"m from, it"s where I"m at.' Since arriving in Vancouver three years ago, Shane has tinkered in almost every department within the film industry....Read more
In the words of Shane,'It ain't where I"m from, it"s where I"m at.' Since arriving in Vancouver three years ago, Shane has tinkered in almost every department within the film industry. He believes it's important to know everyone's job in order to better communicate with them and help bring out their strongest work. He first worked with Jon to produce Send Us Smokes, a WW1 musical/dramatic short, and they have since co-founded Skinner Street as a way to showcase their love for story and genre filmmaking. Their first true collaboration was The Desolation Prize, a haunting short film inspired by Gothic Horror written and directed by Shane with Jon leading the charge as Producer. What's next for the Skinner Street team? They are currently developing an ambitious superhero short entitled Kid Courage. Jon will be in the director"s chair with Shane in the role as his producer. Read less
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