Dark Short Film About the Death of Childhood - VARMiNT

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Once I started watching this short film I couldn't pull myself away from it. The short is called "VARMiNT," and it sucked me right into its dark, comedic, and disturbing world. It's a very clever, fresh, and unique story that was beautifully shot. The amazing film is NSFW, but it's worth watching when you have a chance. It's very different than anything I've seen recently. There may be some disturbing aspects, but it does carry a powerful massage about hate. Here's the synopsis:

The death of child-hood: VARMiNT follows a filthy 12 year-old feral boy, whose only link to his past are a pair of underpants and tattered baby blanket. Sleeping in trees, he fights to survive by scavenging nearby farms at night. When he becomes obsessed with the mechanical wonders of a local farmer’s tractor, survival could prove fatal.

The violent conclusion challenges lessons in adulthood, social conventions, and man’s thoughtless disposals of life.

The short was directed by Joel Knoernschild from a script written by Chris Schieffelin. I hope you like it! 

The death of child-hood: VARMiNT follows a filthy 12 year-old feral boy, whose only link to his past are a pair of underpants and tattered baby blanket. Sleeping in trees, he fights to survive by scavenging nearby farms at night. When he becomes obsessed with the mechanical wonders of a local farmer’s tractor, survival could prove fatal. The violent conclusion challenges lessons in adulthood, social conventions, and man’s thoughtless disposals of life. Winner Audience Award New Orleans Film Festival Audience, Winner Grand Jury Prize Dances with Films, Official Selection Athens Int'l Film Festival, Official Selection Gen Art Film Festival, Official Selection at http://www.shortoftheweek.com/2014/08/20/varmint/ ***Making of Book: http://www.VARMiNTfilms.com/VARMiNT_Book.pdf ***Clip 1 - Behind the Scenes: https://vimeo.com/103926993 Starring Ian Hamrick, Kai Lennox, Chase Ford, Mason Ford, Monk Serrell-Freed & Kimberly Jurgen Directed by Joel Knoernschild - www.joelknoernschild.com Written by Chris Schieffelin Produced by Katie Malia, Sunanda Sachatrakul, Chelsea Shanders, Jeff Brue, Chris Schieffelin & Joel Knoernschild Executive Producers Andrew L. Schieffelin, Chris McPherson, Gareth Kantner, Christine Kantner, Adam Mariani & Andrew Paul Mariani Director of Photography Randy Wedick - www.randywedick.com 1st Assistant Camera Monika Lenczewska & Marcin Nadolny - http://monikalenczewska.com Technical/Visual Consultant Joseph Schimizzi Gaffer Julien Janigo Editor Barry O Donnell - www.barryodonnell.com Key Grip Tyler Manning Wardrobe Desiree Manly Make Up Dept. Head & FX Makeup Ren Rohling Production Sound Mixer James Ersted Assistant Director Kirk Michael Fellows Location Manager Vanessa Dora Lavorato Production Designer Dan Carpenter Sound Designer James Ersted Stunt Coordinator John Campbell Casting Director Molly Matthews Post Prod. Supervisor / VFX Dept. Head Jeff Brue Colorist Sebastian Perez-Burchard VFX & Composting Damian Drago Studio Teacher Jacqueline Domac Catering & Craft Services Vanessa Dora Lavorato Set Medics Pebe Van Den Toom, Brad Beedle, Mike Zita & Chris Hendrix Music Supervisor Maxwell Goldman Original Music Composed by Joshua L. Giroux Additional Musicians Mike Beliveau & Jason Morris Sound Mix Lotus Post Re-Recording Mixer Rick Ash Special Thanks to Scribe Winery, Kim Davis-Wagner, Danny Bowien @ Mission Chinese, Kate McGregor-Steward & Tunnel Post

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