Hiro (film)

Hiro is a Canadian short film, written and directed by Matthew Swanson and released in 2005.[1] The film centres on Hiro (Hiro Kanagawa), a shy Japanese insect collector who finds himself thrust into a wild chase to recover a stolen beetle after a chance encounter with a young girl (Vicky Huang).[2]

Hiro
Movie screenshot
Directed byMatthew Swanson
Written byMatthew Swanson
Produced byOliver Lindsay
StarringHiro Kanagawa
Vicky Huang
Music byDon MacDonald
Distributed byPaper Cut Films
Release date
  • September 11, 2005 (2005-09-11) (TIFF)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguagesJapanese
English subtitles

The film's dialogue is in Japanese, although Swanson does not personally speak the language.[3] Swanson described it as "liberating" to direct in a language he did not understand.[3]

The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival.[1]

Awards

The film was nominated for a Genie Award for Best Live Action Short Drama.[4]

It also won the award for Best Short Film at the 2006 SXSW Film Festival,[5] and was the first Canadian film to win the "Spirit of Slamdance" Audience Award at the Slamdance Film Festival.[6]

References
  1. Guy Dixon, "That's my film on line two". The Globe and Mail, September 10, 2005.
  2. "An extension of life". Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2006.
  3. "Abstract art-and-music pas de deux wins a Genie". Concordia Journal, Marcy 23, 2005.
  4. "Trailer Park Boys, Bon Cop compete for best picture Genie". CBC News, January 9, 2007.
  5. "‘Free’ reigns over SXSW film festival". Variety, March 15, 2006.
  6. "Sundance Film Festival: Julia Kwan, Jamie Travis, Matthew Swanson, Carmen Aguirre". The Georgia Straight, February 2, 2006.


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