Hiro | |
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Directed by | Matthew Swanson |
Written by | Matthew Swanson |
Produced by | Oliver Lindsay |
Starring |
Hiro Kanagawa Vicky Huang |
Music by | Don MacDonald |
Distributed by | Paper Cut Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 20 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Languages | Japanese English subtitles |
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]
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]
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]