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Man. Feel. Pain.
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'Man. Feel. Pain.' is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Dylan Akio Smith and released in 2004."A thumbnail look at some of the 40 Canadian short subjects being screened at this year's Toronto International Film Festival". Canadian Press, September 16, 2004. The film stars Brad Dryborough as Karl, an isolated loner who deliberately nails his hand to a wall as an experiment in self-inflicted pain, only to become venerated by his neighbours as a Christ-like figure as they learn of his suffering.David Spaner, "Short road to success". 'The Province', October 7, 2004. Smith described the film as "about people being drawn to false idols".
The film's cast also includes Ryan Robbins, Peter New and Arabella Bushnell.
The film was produced for and premiered at the 2004 Crazy8s festival in Vancouver.Glen Schaefer, "Crazy8s films rushed to completion: Five teams to screen shorts made for $800". 'The Province', May 14, 2004. It was later screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival, where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film,Liam Lacey, "Hotel Rwanda wins top festival prize". 'The Globe and Mail', September 20, 2004. and at the Whistler Film Festival, where it was cowinner with Becky Bristow's film 'A Russian Wave' of the ShortWork Award.Ian Edwards, [https://playbackonline.ca/2005/01/03/whistler-20050103/ "Crazy Canucks wins at Whistler"]. 'Playback', January 3, 2005.
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