Treed Murray
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King of the corporate jungle, advertising executive Murray Roberts is confidently in control of his urban world. But when he takes a wrong turn in a downtown park one evening and is threatened by a 14-year-old would-be mugger, he quickly discovers that the boundaries of his world are sharply limited. After he shoves his attacker to the ground, a youth gang, led by the charismatic Shark, emerges menacingly from the surrounding forest. Having no interest in being a victim, Murray immediately flees, ultimately taking refuge in a tree. When he is discovered by the gang, Murray turns into a tenacious fighter, manipulating the gang members into turning against each other. Shark and Murray engage in a war of wits, and it becomes apparent that first impressions are deceiving: Murray is no pure hero, and the gang members are not purely villains. The conflict exacts a devastating toll on everyone and, as the film reaches its stunning climax, no one emerges unchanged.
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William Phillips
Director
After graduating from the University of Toronto with a science degree in 1986, William Phillips entered the film studies program at Ryerson University, where he made the short films Blink and Snake. From 1991 through 1995, he operated Grandview Productions, a successful independent film and video production company. He worked on Vincenzo Natali’s feature film Cube, and then went on to write and direct the award-winning short drama, Milkman. In 1998, William completed the director’s residency at the Canadian Film Centre, and then wrote and directed the short film Deep Cut, which was screened at several film festivals, including the Atlantic Film Festival and the Vancouver Film Festival. He has a feature-length thriller, Foolproof, to his writing credit and is presently working on his third feature-film script. Treed Murray is the first feature William Phillips has directed.
35 mm
90 minutes
Colour
Aspect ratio
1.85
Original version in English |
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Producer
Helen du Toit
Coproducer
Mehra Meh
Associate Producer
Paula Devonshire
Executive Producers
Bryan Gliserman
Marguerite Pigott
Director
William Phillips
Scriptwriter
William Phillips
Director of Photography
John Holosko
Editing
Brett Sullivan
Production Designer
Diana Magnus
Costumes
Anne Dixon
Sets
Tracey Buchanan
Music
James McGrath
Cast
David Hewlett
Cle Bennett
Kevin Duhaney
Aaron Ashmore
Jessica Greco
Carter Hayden
Julian Richings
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Production
Treed Murray Productions
18 Robinson Street
Toronto Ontario
M6J 1K9
Canada
(416) 703-7845
(416) 703-4461
somnapix@interlog.com
www.interlog.com/~somnapix
Distribution
Odeon Films
121 Bloor St. E.
Suite 1500
Toronto Ontario
M4W 3M5
Canada
(416) 967-1174
(416) 960-0971
info@allianceatlantis.com
www.odeonfilms.com
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