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'The Legend of Beaver Dam' is a Canadian musical comedy horror short film, directed by Jerome Sable and released in 2010.[David Burger, [https://archive.sltrib.com/article.php?id=51121644&itype=CMSID "Sundance short 'The Legend of Beaver Dam' scaring up buzz"]. 'The Salt Lake Tribune', January 28, 2011.] 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 (Sen Cullen) campfire song about a monster named Stumpy Sam awakens the eponymous bloodthirsty beast (Rick Miller).[Evan Dickson, [https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3213358/the-legend-of-beaver-dam-looks-bloody-and-awesome-and-is-now-available/ "The Legend Of Beaver Dam Looks Bloody And Awesome And Is Now Available!"]. 'Bloody Disgusting', January 14, 2013.]
The film premiered at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival,[Jason Anderson, "Burton Cummings attacked!: . . . and other inspired TIFF shorts". 'Toronto Star', September 2, 2011.] and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2010.[[https://nowtoronto.com/movies/canadas-top-ten-for-2010/ "Canada's Top Ten for 2010"]. 'Now', December 15, 2010.] It was subsequently screened at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival,[ where it received an honorable mention in the short films category.][Peter Sciretta, [https://www.slashfilm.com/2011-sundance-film-festival-award-winners/ "2011 Sundance Film Festival Award Winners"]. 'SlashFilm', January 30, 2011.]
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