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The Oates' Valor
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Wikipedia article
'The Oates' Valor' is a short film written and directed by Tim Thaddeus Cahill. Cahill's first film is a coming of age comedy of a son's conflict with his demanding father. This 14 minute color piece was filmed on Super 16 mm film.
Plot
Teenage Boyson Oates (played by Jordan David) conflicts with his demanding father (played by Jack Moore).[http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/movie.html?v_id=384893 NYTimes Movies] After an unsuccessful attempt to follow his father's orders, Boyson runs away from home, but is lured back for a reconciliation by one final parental act of appeasement.
Reception
The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival.[http://festival.sundance.org/2007/watch/index.aspx?guide=all&order=artist Sundance] It has been featured at the Silver Lake Film Festival,[http://audience.silverlakefilmfestival.org/festivals/event_item.php?id=4846 Silver Lake Film Festival] the Nantucket International Film Festival,[http://www.nantucketfilmfestival.org Nantucket International Film Festival] Small Potato Short Film Festival,[http://www.smallpotatofilms.com Small Potato Short Film Festival] and the Dereel Independent Film Festival.[http://www.dereel.com/ Dereel Independent Film Festival]
It will be a 'Competition Short' at the 2007 Cannes Film Festival.[http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/article.php?id=4596&IssueNum=70 Alternative screenings- Pasadena Weekly]
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