The Legend of Beaver Dam
The Legend of Beaver Dam is a Canadian musical comedy horror short film, directed by Jerome Sable and released in 2010.[1] The film stars L. J. Benet as Danny Zigwitz, a nerdy young boy at summer camp who is called on to save his friends when the camp counsellor's (Seán Cullen) campfire song about a monster named Stumpy Sam awakens the eponymous bloodthirsty beast (Rick Miller).[2]
| The Legend of Beaver Dam | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jerome Sable |
| Produced by | Eli Batalion Jerome Sable Michael R. Blaha |
| Written by | Jerome Sable Eli Batalion |
| Starring | L. J. Benet Seán Cullen Rick Miller |
| Music by | Eli Batalion Jerome Sable |
| Cinematography | Matt Egan |
| Edited by | Nicholas Musurca |
| Distributed by | Ouat Media |
Release date |
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Running time | 12 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival,[3] and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[4] It was subsequently screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival,[1] where it received an honorable mention in the short films category.[5]
References
- David Burger, "Sundance short 'The Legend of Beaver Dam' scaring up buzz". The Salt Lake Tribune, January 28, 2011.
- Evan Dickson, "‘The Legend Of Beaver Dam’ Looks Bloody And Awesome And Is Now Available!". Bloody Disgusting, January 14, 2013.
- Jason Anderson, "Burton Cummings attacked!: . . . and other inspired TIFF shorts". Toronto Star, September 2, 2011.
- "Canada's Top Ten for 2010". Now, December 15, 2010.
- Peter Sciretta, "2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners". SlashFilm, January 30, 2011.
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