Here's a wonderfully twisted short film called The Saddest Boy in the World. It's a dark depressing comedy that follows the life of a nine year old who plans to kill himself at his ninth birthday party. I thought the short was hilariously sad. It was directed by Jamie Travis, and here's the synopsis:
The world has conspired against poor Timothy Higgins and he has no choice but to hang himself. Always the dramatist, he chooses his own 9th birthday party as his stage. If you find this funny, good. If you're offended, it's okay—our paths were never meant to cross.
It's really weird, this is such a terribly depressing film, but I couldn't help but laugh. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't. I guess it depends on your sense of humor.
The Saddest Boy in the World from Jamie Travis on Vimeo.
The world has conspired against poor Timothy Higgins and he has no choice but to hang himself. Always the dramatist, he chooses his own 9th birthday party as his stage. If you find this funny, good. If you're offended, it's okay—our paths were never meant to cross.
It's really weird, this is such a terribly depressing film, but I couldn't help but laugh. Maybe you'll like it, maybe you won't. I guess it depends on your sense of humor.
The Saddest Boy in the World from Jamie Travis on Vimeo.
- 12/2/2012
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Out in limited release this weekend is a filthy little comedy called For a Good Time, Call..., which premiered back in January at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and introduced the film world to some great up-and-coming talent hiding just behind Hollywood's Great Wall. Directed by Jamie Travis (who's the twisted mind behind a short we love called The Saddest Boy in the World; watch it below), For a Good Time, Call... stars the underappreciated Ari Graynor and newcomer Lauren Miller (who also cowrote) as two frenemies who decide to share an apartment together and wind up launching a bustling phone-sex operation, with hilarious results. Featuring a scene-stealing performance from Justin Long and some perfectly timed cameos, here's yet another female-driven comedy...
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- 8/31/2012
- by Erik Davis
- Movies.com
if you missed part one
I have a small window of time in Tribeca duties so I must wrap the unfortunately brief Nashville Film Festival coverage.
New Directors Competition
This is the jury that I served on along with Lou Harry A&E editor of the Indianapolis Business Journal and actor Brian O’Halloran who you’ll remember from Clerks. It's interesting to watch so many debut features back to back because patterns do emerge in regards to strengths and weaknesses within first efforts. The jury discussions were yet another reminder – as if I needed one covering the Oscars so closely each year – that one man’s treasure is another man’s… anyway, the discussions were lively and fun but so much disagreement! We ended up not spreading the wealth much because we were very divided about our slate of films and even the individual achievements within the films. Our...
I have a small window of time in Tribeca duties so I must wrap the unfortunately brief Nashville Film Festival coverage.
New Directors Competition
This is the jury that I served on along with Lou Harry A&E editor of the Indianapolis Business Journal and actor Brian O’Halloran who you’ll remember from Clerks. It's interesting to watch so many debut features back to back because patterns do emerge in regards to strengths and weaknesses within first efforts. The jury discussions were yet another reminder – as if I needed one covering the Oscars so closely each year – that one man’s treasure is another man’s… anyway, the discussions were lively and fun but so much disagreement! We ended up not spreading the wealth much because we were very divided about our slate of films and even the individual achievements within the films. Our...
- 4/27/2010
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
With his fusion of bright colors and rich art direction all shot through with an undeniable layer of melancholy, Canada’s Jamie Travis invites comparison to Tim Burton at first glance. But stick around a little bit and you’ll find an entirely unique voice - one of Canada’s best - slowly building recognition around the globe. Travis’ Patterns trilogy was my own entry point to his work, a striking and surreal trio of shorts that has racked up a pretty healthy array of festival appearances and awards around the globe. But for his latest, The Armoire, Travis moves away from Patterns to complete a second trilogy of shorts that he began with his 2003 debut, Why The Anderson Children Didn’t Come To Dinner, and continued with 2006’s The Saddest Boy In The World. Here’s the synopsis:
11 year-old Aaron plays a game of Hide and Seek in which...
11 year-old Aaron plays a game of Hide and Seek in which...
- 8/11/2009
- by Todd Brown
- Screen Anarchy
NEW YORK -- Boasting such titles as Dr. Terror's House of Pancakes and A Killer on I-475, the always irreverent Slamdance Film Festival announced its lineup of 73 shorts, selected from more than 2,150 submissions from 20 countries. Organizers noted a sharp rise in Spanish-language entries this year.
Slamdance has six shorts categories, including Competition Shorts Before Features, Documentary Shorts Competition and the Animation Competition. The Competition Shorts Gallery features six one-hour short-film programs.
The wild-card categories are the Anarchy Online Finalists and $99 Specials. Anarchy, as its name implies, accepts online submissions for all types of films, with online voters choosing a monthly winner from March-November. Finalists compete for several prizes, including the Sparky Award. In the latter category, Slamdance gives its filmmakers $99 and 99 days to shoot a film that is five minutes or shorter.
This year's Competition Shorts Before Features include The Saddest Boy in the World, The Listening Dead and The Mallorys Go Black Market. The Competition Shorts Gallery will feature "A Hooker & a Dirt Road End," The Cow Thief and Dentist Visit.
Docus in competition include Man Up (an honoree at this year's Hamptons International Film Festival), Song of Haenyo and Monsieur Borges and I. Some of the more attention-grabbing animated titles are "Close Your Eyes and Do Not Breathe," Cranium Theater and Oneheadword Protection.
Anarchy is alive among nine competing shorts, including Bump, Tick, Scratch, The Ramones and I and "Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith." The four $99 Specials are The Instrumentalist, Midlife With Glasses, Processing and The Sins of the Nude.
The 13th annual Slamdance Film Festival runs Jan.18-27.
Slamdance has six shorts categories, including Competition Shorts Before Features, Documentary Shorts Competition and the Animation Competition. The Competition Shorts Gallery features six one-hour short-film programs.
The wild-card categories are the Anarchy Online Finalists and $99 Specials. Anarchy, as its name implies, accepts online submissions for all types of films, with online voters choosing a monthly winner from March-November. Finalists compete for several prizes, including the Sparky Award. In the latter category, Slamdance gives its filmmakers $99 and 99 days to shoot a film that is five minutes or shorter.
This year's Competition Shorts Before Features include The Saddest Boy in the World, The Listening Dead and The Mallorys Go Black Market. The Competition Shorts Gallery will feature "A Hooker & a Dirt Road End," The Cow Thief and Dentist Visit.
Docus in competition include Man Up (an honoree at this year's Hamptons International Film Festival), Song of Haenyo and Monsieur Borges and I. Some of the more attention-grabbing animated titles are "Close Your Eyes and Do Not Breathe," Cranium Theater and Oneheadword Protection.
Anarchy is alive among nine competing shorts, including Bump, Tick, Scratch, The Ramones and I and "Commode Creations: The Artwork of Barney Smith." The four $99 Specials are The Instrumentalist, Midlife With Glasses, Processing and The Sins of the Nude.
The 13th annual Slamdance Film Festival runs Jan.18-27.
- 12/13/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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