A Dog and His Boy

A DOG AND HIS BOY celebrates the joy of childhood imagination. It is a warm story appropriate for children of all ages around the world and the child in all adults. The film is a simple story of friendship between a lonely young boy and an abandoned dog. Through a series of three fantasy adventures, the two new friends take us back to the days of the mischievous Robin Hood, the adventurous pirate and the heroic cowboy. This short film shares the fantasy world between a boy and his dog through dynamic music, an engaging array of sounds and visually rich locations... without a word of dialogue.

AWARDS
The Chris Award (The 41st Columbus International Film and Video Festival)
Telly Award
Jury Award (24th Annual New York EXPO of Short Film and Video)
Worldfest Charleston Finalist (The Charleston International Film Festival)
Certificate of Merit (Chicago International Children's Film Festival)
Award of Excellence Film Advisory Board

REVIEWS
"It's a sweet little film."
Simon Wincer
Director of "Free Willy" and "D.A.R.Y.L."

"The locations and music were beautiful... We were very impressed with eight-year-old Jesse Stock... (Jesse) displayed genuine talent without the use of dialogue."
Elayne Blythe
Film Advisory Board

"Great editing, direction and acting fuel this engaging short, which can be used in language arts classes and library programs."
Nancy McCrary
Booklist

"As a psychoanalyst of children... it is very clear to me that you capture in your film the essence of not only the fantasy life of this child but also the supportive and constructive relationship between a child and a pet... a job superbly done."
Marshall D. Schechter, MD
Professor Emeritus
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

CAST
The Boy
JESSE STOCK

The Dog
CRIMSON

CREW
Executive Producer & Director
KEVIN MCDERMOTT

Producer
SIMON BARRON

Director of Photography
RANDOLPH SELLARS

Editor
CID HUNTER
Illusion Television Productions

Music Composed and Performed by
AARON RANDALL

Crimson's Owner/Trainer
GREG MARCUS

Associate Producer
DEE MARCUS

Supervising Sound Editor
DAVID RAWLINSON

Post Production - Sound
WEST PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Special Thanks to DAVID JOHN WEST

For further information contact Kevin McDermott at kevin@theactorscircle.com

RUNNING TIME: 14 minutes. Color. In Stereo.