The Little Deputy is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by Trevor Anderson and starring Luke Oswald, released in 2015.[1]
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| Directed by | Trevor Anderson |
| Produced by | Trevor Anderson |
| Starring | Luke Oswald, Shannon Blanchet, Rob Chaulk, Fish Griwkowsky, Jenny McKillop, Trevor Schmidt |
| Cinematography | Aaron Munson and Peter Wunstorf |
| Edited by | Justin Lachance |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Synopsis
editThis short film blurs documentary and fiction as Anderson re-creates a photograph taken with his father at a West Edmonton Mall photography business while wearing western garb when he was a child in the 1980s. Using the visual tropes of dramatic reenactments seen in documentaries,[2] the photographer initially mistakes young Anderson (played by Luke Oswald) for a girl and offers him a red dress to wear. He corrects the photographer, worried about the consequences of wearing the dress, and ends up wearing a child-sized deputy costume, which he is shown wearing in the real-life photo that inspired the creation of this film.[3]
The second act of The Little Deputy manifests Anderson's childhood wish to wear the red gown. Filmed at Fort Edmonton, Anderson lives his childhood fantasy, wearing a red gown created custom for the director/actor, designed by Nicole Bach-Lebrecque[4] and created by Joanna Johnston,[5] to re-take the photograph.
Cast
edit- Trevor Anderson as Trevor
- Shannon Blanchet as Angry Dove
- Rob Chaulk as Trevor's Dad
- Fish Griwkowsky as 1886 Photographer
- Jenny McKillop as 1886 Photographer's Wife
- Luke Oswald as Young Trevor
- Trevor Schmidt as 1986 Photographer
Awards
editThe film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.[6]
At the Alberta Film and Television Awards in 2015, The Little Deputy won the Rosie Award for Best Short Film.[7] In December 2015, it was named to the Toronto International Film Festival's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the year's ten best feature and short films.[8]
The film was a shortlisted Canadian Screen Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 4th Canadian Screen Awards.[9]
References
edit- ^ "From a BDSM dominatrix to a closeted Hollywood star: LGBT flick picks at DOXA". The Georgia Straight, April 28, 2015.
- ^ Identity through Dress: Dressing The Little Deputy, retrieved 2021-03-24
- ^ "1003: The Little Deputy". Issuu. 14 January 2015. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ "the-little-deputy". www.sundance.org. Retrieved 2021-03-24.
- ^ Identity through Dress: Dressing The Little Deputy, retrieved 2021-03-24
- ^ "Little Deputy heads to Sundance; Trevor Anderson film one of 60 chosen for festival". Edmonton Journal, December 11, 2014.
- ^ "'Rosies' honour Alberta productions, including Fargo, Hell on Wheels and The Great Human Odyssey". Calgary Herald, May 23, 2015.
- ^ "TIFF tags its top 10; Films: Festival's Into the Forest to screen in Vancouver". The Province, December 10, 2015.
- ^ "Documentaries Nominated at 2016 Canadian Screen Awards". Point of View, January 19, 2016.
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