{"id":141,"date":"2013-05-25T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-25T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kqed2.wsmtechs.net\/imagemakers\/a-boys-life\/"},"modified":"2015-08-20T12:54:31","modified_gmt":"2015-08-20T19:54:31","slug":"a-boys-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/imagemakers\/a-boys-life\/","title":{"rendered":"A Boy&#8217;s Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>This episode includes:<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Felix<\/strong> by Anselm Belser<br \/>\n<strong>Little Boy and the Beast<\/strong> by Uwe Heidschotter and Johannes Sweiland<br \/>\n<strong>Hellion<\/strong> by Kat Chandler<br \/>\n<strong>Six Dollar Fifty Man<\/strong> by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland<\/p>\n<p><strong>Felix<\/strong><br \/>\nGermany<br \/>\nAn annoyingly precocious boy in a supermarket learns the hard way that for every action there is a reaction. Clocking in at just 43 seconds, this is the shortest film ever to air on ImageMakers. While short in length, it does not lack for impact or lack or laughter. Written and directed by Anselm Belser. Principal cast: Felix Muller, Daniela Blaschke and Paul Ohmert.<br \/>\n&#8211; Visit the film&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/permalink.php?id=212525588799823&amp;story_fbid=185719868216787\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; See the film&#8217;s IMDb entry at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2066876\/\" target=\"_blank\">imdb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little Boy and the Beast<\/strong><br \/>\nGermany<br \/>\nSince little Haro&#8217;s dad has left, his mother has completely changed. Divorces are always difficult and painful but when your mother and father are actually monsters &#8230; that makes life even more difficult. He discusses the pros and cons of having monsters as parents, but deep down wishes he had normal parents. The award-winning film is directed by Uwe Heidschotter and Johannes Sweiland.<br \/>\n&#8211; Watch the trailer, <a href=\"#watch\">below<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; To learn more about the filmmaker go to <a href=\"http:\/\/heidschoetter.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">heidschoetter.blogspot.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; See the film&#8217;s IMDb entry at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2137374\/\" target=\"_blank\">imdb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hellion<\/strong><br \/>\nUSA<br \/>\nAll hell breaks loose after three brothers tape their babysitter to the side of the house. Petey is the youngest of three boys in his family and he must survive his older brothers&#8217; slash and burn approach to the world. These older boys are rebellious in a way that is both terrifying and intriguing to Petey. He must decide if he wishes to become just like them or remain the sweet innocent child in the eyes of his father. A dark tale about the destructive seeds of machismo. Written and directed by Kat Chandler. Principal cast: Arthur Dale, Deke Garner and Jonny Mars.<br \/>\n&#8211; Watch the trailer, <a href=\"#watch\">below<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; To read interviews with the filmmaker go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/kat-candler\/the-sundance-diaries-hellion_b_1189346.html\" target=\"_blank\">huffingtonpost.com<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitchfilm.com\/2012\/01\/sundance-2012-interview-hellion-writerdirector-kat-candler.html\" target=\"_blank\">twitchfilm.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; See the film&#8217;s IMDb entry at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt2070685\/\" target=\"_blank\">imdb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Six Dollar Fifty Man<\/strong><br \/>\nNew Zealand<br \/>\nSet in the 70s at the height of popularity of the TV series &#8220;Six Million Dollar Man,&#8221; a gutsy eight year old misfit is forced to break out of his make believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. Writer and director Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland capture the innocence, wonder and bravado of kids that don&#8217;t fit in. The film won the top prize at numerous film festivals including Sundance, Cannes, Berlin and Aspen. Principal cast: Oscar Vendee Connor, Celina Russo Berwick, Carmel McLane and Thomas Limber.<br \/>\n&#8211; Watch the film again, <a href=\"#watch\">below<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; To learn more about the film visit <a href=\"http:\/\/thesixdollarfiftyman.com\" target=\"_blank\">thesixdollarfiftyman<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; Visit the film&#8217;s Facebook page at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/The-Six-Dollar-Fifty-Man\/166196966755397\" target=\"_blank\">facebook.com<\/a>.<br \/>\n&#8211; See the film&#8217;s IMDb entry at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt1450762\/\" target=\"_blank\">imdb.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"watch\"><\/a>Watch the trailer for <strong>Little Boy And The Beast<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Little Boy and the Beast\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/7774480?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"320\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Watch the trailer for <strong>Hellion<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=NTbgNOs1VDI<\/p>\n<p>Watch <strong>Six Dollar Fifty Man<\/strong> again:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/52652624?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"640\" height=\"271\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Includes the films: Felix by Anselm Belser, Little Boy and the Beast by Uwe Heidschotter and Johannes Sweiland, Hellion by Kat Chandler, Six Dollar Fifty Man by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8663,"featured_media":391,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"quote","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"coauthors":[17],"series":[12],"affiliates":[],"programs":[],"collections":[],"interests":[],"class_list":["post-141","post","type-post","status-publish","format-quote","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drama","post_format-post-format-quote","series-season-11"],"acf":{"template_type":"standard","featured_image_type":"standard","is_audio_post":false},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.13 - 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