Rugburn

A young painter works up the courage to contact the collections agency that has been hounding him and gets embroiled in a more personal confrontation than he bargained for. Rugburn: some things hurt worse than they should.

2005 / 13 minutes

Awards

  • Best Screenwriter, Drama Under 60 Minutes
    2006 - nominated, AMPIA
  • Alberta Centennial Award for Best Alberta Film
    2005 - shortlisted, Calgary International Film Festival
  • Jury Award for Best Local Short
    2006 - winner, Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival

Past Screenings

  • Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art
    2005 - Toronto, Ontario
  • Calgary International Film Festival
    2005 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Calgary International Film Festival
    2005 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Edmonton International Film Festival
    2005 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • Edmonton International Film Festival
    2005 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
    2005 - Seattle, Washington
  • Metro Cinema
    2005 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • New York City Short Film Festival
    2005 - New York, New York
  • Loud and Queer Cabaret
    2005 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • Whistler Film Festival
    2005 - Whistler, British Columbia
  • Out Far! Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
    2006 - Phoenix, Arizona
  • NSI FilmExchange Canadian Film Festival
    2006 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
    2006 - London, UK
  • London Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
    2006 - London, UK
  • California College of the Arts
    2006 - Oakland, California
  • Palm Beach International Film Festival
    2006 - Boca Raton, Florida
  • Nashville Film Festival
    2006 - Nashville, Tennessee
  • Nashville Film Festival
    2006 - Nashville, Tennessee
  • AMAAS Convention
    2006 - Olds, Alberta
  • Inside Out Toronto Lesbian and Gay Film Festival
    2006 - Toronto, Ontario
  • Fairy Tales 8 Calgary International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
    2006 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Milan Lesbian & Gay Film Festival
    2006 - Milan, Italy
  • North Country Fair
    2006 - Driftpile, Alberta
  • Oslo Gay and Lesbian Film Festival
    2006 - Oslo, Norway
  • Metro Cinema Society
    2006 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • New Brunswick Film Co-op
    2006 - Fredericton, New Brunswick
  • South Country Fair
    2006 - Fort McLeod, Alberta
  • Sasquatch Festival
    2006 - Drayton Valley, Alberta
  • Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
    2006 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Calgary Society of Independent Filmmakers
    2006 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Out on Screen Vancouver Queer Film Festival
    2006 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Out on Screen Vancouver Queer Film Festival
    2006 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  • Reel Affirmations Washington DC International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
    2006 - Washington, DC
  • Czech Republic Lesbian & Gay Flim Festival (Brno)
    2006 - Brno, Czech Republic
  • Czech Republic Lesbian & Gay Flim Festival (Brno)
    2006 - Brno, Czech Republic
  • Winnipeg Film Co-op/Cinematheque
    2006 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
  • Czech Republic Lesbian & Gay Flim Festival (Prague)
    2006 - Prague, Czech Republic
  • Verzaubert International Queer Film Festival (Munich)
    2006 - Munich, Germany
  • Verzaubert International Queer Film Festival (Frankfurt)
    2006 - Frankfurt, Germany
  • Out North (Anchorage)
    2006 - Anchorage, Alaska
  • Out North (Anchorage)
    2006 - Anchorage, Alaska
  • image+nation Montreal International LGBT Film Festival
    2006 - Montreal, Quebec
  • Verzaubert International Queer Film Festival (Cologne)
    2006 - Cologne, Germany
  • Trap/Door (Lethbridge)
    2006 - Lethbridge, Alberta
  • Verzaubert International Queer Film Festival (Berlin)
    2006 - Berlin, Germany
  • Alberta Film & Television Wrap Party (Calgary)
    2006 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Ice on Whyte Festival
    2007 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • Ice on Whyte Festival
    2007 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • Ice on Whyte Festival
    2007 - Edmonton, Alberta
  • Mardi Gras Film Festival (Sydney)
    2007 - Sydney, Australia
  • Western Arctic Moving Pictures (WAMP)
    2007 - Yellowknife, North West Territories
  • Pacific Cinematheque (Vancouver)
    2007 - Vancouver, British Columbia
  • New Zealand Lesbian and Gay Film Festival: OutTakes (Auckland)
    2007 - Auckland, New Zealand
  • Brisbane Queer Film Festival
    2007 - Brisbane, Australia
  • New Zealand Lesbian and Gay Film Festival: OutTakes (Wellington)
    2007 - Wellington, New Zealand
  • Bern Lesbian and Gay Film Festival (Bern, Switzerland)
    2007 - Bern, Switzerland
  • reelout 8 queer film + video festival (Rugburn)
    2008 - Kingston, Ontario
  • Fairy Tales International Gay & Lesbian Film Festival
    2008 - Calgary, Alberta
  • Alberta Arts Day
    2008 - Edmonton, Alberta