Drama,
6:00 minutes,
English,
BC,
2009
Synopsis
Sarah returns home with a surprise for her abusive husband Walter: a pig mask. Walter thinks he may have knocked something loose in Sarah's head.
When Sarah says it's to spice things up in the bedroom Walter asks "What do I have to do?"
Creative team
Writer: Tyrel Boelsma
Director: Juan Riedinger
Producer: Wade Fennig
Personal statement
Juan Riedinger says:
"I directed Pigmalion
for the Vancouver Film School's writing department. It was done through the Portfolio Shorts program, which allows student writers from VFS to see their words come to life. Writing students go through the production process with a professional director and crew, as their entire film is shot in 3.5 hours using limited locations.
I've done a number of these now, and I enjoy the process thoroughly. It's like boot camp for a filmmaker. Having only 3.5 hours to shoot a film forces everyone to be on top of their game, and it's quite surprising what you can put out in very little time.
For Pigmalion
, I was paired with a talented writer named Tyrel Boelsma. Tyrel's story was very dark and quite original. This made for a twisted little film that will entertain some people (and might offend others). I had a blast making it!"