fish in barrel
a film by randall lloyd okita.

synopsis

A young man faces his demons as his struggle erupts into visions that question what lies below the surface.


cast list (there are no character names)

Leif Nygard
Roberta Cenedese
Brendan Mcleod


director filmography

fish in barrel - 2009
TIFF, 2009

Machine with Wishbone - 2008, short film, 5 minutes
TIFF, 2008

WINNER - Audience Award Best Experimental Film, Brooklyn International Film Festival 2008
WINNER - Most Innovative Film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival 2008
WINNER - Outstanding Experimental Film, Winnipeg International Film Festival 2008
WINNER - Golden Sheaf Award for Best Experimental, Yorkton 2008

Official selection, 2008 CFC's World Wide Shorts
Official selection, 2008 Brooklyn International Film Festival
Official selection, 2008 Toronto International Film Festival
Official selection, 2008 Atlantic Film Festival
Official selection, 2008 Calgary International Film Festival
Official selection, 2008 Vancouver International Film Festival
Official selection, 2008 Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Official selection, 2008 Tehran Short Film Festival


director bio

Randall Okita was born in Calgary, Alberta and is now based in Vancouver, British Columbia, where his experience includes working as an intern for Anagram Pictures (Fido, The Delicate Art of Parking, Mile Zero) and as a line producer on Ann Marie Fleming's feature film The French Guy (TIFF '05). Randall's 2008 short film Machine with Wishbone, has screened at festivals worldwide, winning awards in Brooklyn, Toronto, Winnipeg and Yorkton. Machine with Wishbone is being broadcast on Bravo!, and as part of Jack Ofield's prestigious showcase: The Short List. In 2008, Randall developed and produced On Your Feet, a children's television series now airing on Treehouse TV, and served as associate producer on Dare to Care, a documentary about North American educational philosophy, being distributed by the National Film Board. Randall is currently working on The Douglas Chronicles, a play about the life of James Douglas, the dramatic film fish in barrel, and completing A World Outside, a feature-length documentary about residential schools in Northern India.

For more information please contact:
Randall Okita - rokita[at]absitomenmedia.com


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