WHALE 52 - SUITE FOR MAN, BOY, AND WHALE
Year
2026
Runtime
11 mins
Language
English
Alberta Premiere
This short film is included in the following package(s): SHORTS: WHERE DO THE CHILDREN PLAY?
When a silently grieving 80-year-old school volunteer is assigned to work with Enam, a third-grader with selective mutism, the two embark on a poignant journey by means of a magical pen and journal that enables them to communicate until young Enam summons the courage to utter the one word that lifts the weight of the world off his tiny shoulders. Like a whale coming to the surface for air, Enam is finally able to breathe in the film’s poignant reveal.
Countries
United States- Festivals
- Palm Springs International ShortFest, Berlin International Film Festival
- Director
- Daniel Neiden
- Producer
- Daniel Neiden, Edward Jordon, Bill Plympton, Owen Andrejco
- Screenwriter
- Edward Jordon, Daniel Neiden
- Cinematographer
- Bill Plympton
- Editor
- Owen Andrejco
- Music
- Scott Li, Qiujiang Levi Lu, Charles Czarnecki, Zuill Bailey
- Cast
- Bruce Vilanch, Parker Allana Hughes