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Careful with that Axe

Short Film (Full Length) – 2007

PG
Parental Guidance

2008 Valladolid International Film Festival (Spain)
Golden Spike for Best Short Film

2008 24th Interfilm Short Film Festival Berlin (Germany)
Special Mention

Festivals include
2011 CFC Worldwide Film Festival (Canada), 2011 Boulder (United States), 2010 Aspen Shortsfest (United States), 2010 Cleveland (United States), 2009 Istanbul (Turkey), 2009 Flickerfest (Australian Short Film Festival), 2009 Best of Short Films (France), 2009 Palm Springs Shortsfest (United States), 2009 Newport (United States), 2009 Odense (Denmark), 2009 New York International Children's Film Festival, 2008 AFI Fest (United States), 2008 Edinburgh, 2008 Melbourne, 2008 Rhode Island (United States), 2008 Interfilm Short Film Festival (Germany), 2008 Rio de Janeiro International Shorts Film Festival (Brazil), 2008 Expresion en Corto Film Festival (Mexico), 2008 São Paulo International Short Film Festival (Brazil)