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Choking man

Call Number

  • DVD DRAMA (CEN)

Edition

Widescreen version.

Languages

English and Spanish with English subtitles; closed-captioned.

Performers

Octavio Gómez Berríos, Eugenia Yuan, Aaron Paul, Kate Buddeke, Paolo Andino, Mandy Patinkin.

Publication Information

[New York] : Film Movement ; Prince Frederick, MD : Distributed by RB Media, [2008]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (83 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated; "This movie is not subject to rating by the MPAA. This film is not recommended for ages under 17 without parental permission. This film portrays adult situations and language"--Container.

Summary

Choking man: The social anxiety of a morbidly shy Ecuadorian dishwasher working in a Queens diner provides the psychological engine that powers this intense blend of drama and magical realism from famed music video director Steve Barron.

The boy with no name: a traditional hand-drawn animation, which mixes the macabre and innocent to tell the story of a young boy who feels lost and alone in a world he doesn't belong in.

Notes

Includes: This month's short film : The boy with no name (6 min. ; director, Adam Smith).

Contents

  • Choking man (U.S., 83 min.)
  • This month's short film: The boy with no name (U.K., 6 min.) / a film by Adam Smith ; original poem written and narrated by Adam Smith.

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