Arrowhead Film - Online

Title of Movie
the wraith of cobble hill

Entry Category
Animated Short Film

Length of Movie
15 minutes

Language
English

Subtitles
No

Genre
Animated

Date Completed
2006

Short Synopsis
When teenage Felix, from a deadbeat Brooklyn home, is asked by Mr. H, the kindly corner store owner, to mind his dog while he's away, it's up to Felix either to reciprocate the benevolence Mr. H has always shown him, or perpetuate the neglect handed down as a family legacy.

Long Synopsis
On a cold, winter street in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, in a worn-down shoebox apartment, teenage Felix lives alone with his unresponsive, deadbeat mom. Felix fends for himself, often pilfering from the local corner store the bare necessities - candy bars, TV dinners, booze - and he does this under the seemingly unsuspecting noses of Mr. H, the kindly store owner, and his dog, Mitzie.

Planning his holiday departure, Mr. H asks Felix if he would take care of Mitzie, who's kept in the store to scare away the rats while he's away. When Felix accepts, it's up to him either to reciprocate the benevolence Mr. H has always shown him, or perpetuate the cycle of neglect he's been handed down as a family legacy.
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Filmmaker(s)
Adam Parrish King, Monique Zavistovski

Filmmaker Biographies
Adam Parrish King grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, the son of two scientists. He studied painting and sculpture in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania, then went on to the M.F.A. program in film production at the University of Southern California, where Adam produced "The Wraith of Cobble Hill" as his thesis film. Currently, Adam works in animation and sound design in Los Angeles.

A native New Yorker, Monique Zavistovski is a graduate of USC’s M.F.A. program in Cinema-Television and holds a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Projects she edited have won awards at the Sundance, Los Angeles, and South By Southwest Film Festivals, and at festivals around the world. Monique recently completed the editing on "Circus Rosaire," which premiered at Slamdance and won Best Feature Documentary at the Sarasota, Arizona and Memphis Film Festivals.

Screenwriter
Adam Parrish King

Producer
Monique Zavistovski

Director
Adam Parrish King

Actors

Additional Recognition
Animator: Adam Parrish King
Composer: Steven Gutheinz
Vocalist: Magdalena Birczynska
Mentor: Brenda Goodman

Prior Festivals
Sundance 2006, South by Southwest 2006, New Directors/New Films 2006, Silver Lake 2006, Independent of Boston 2006, Arizona International 2006, Johns Hopkins International 2006, festival REC 2006, Maryland 2006, New Haven Underground 2006, Brooklyn International 2006, Newport International 2006, Atlanta 2006, Nantucket 2006, SouthSide 2006, BAFTA/LA 2006, Los Angeles 2006, Rooftop Films 2006, Movies with a View 2006, Animation Block Party 2006, Melbourne International 2006, Rhode Island International 2006, Dallas Video 2006, Hiroshima International Animation 2006, Salento International 2006, Big Bear Lake International 2006, animEST 2006, MOCA San Diego 2006, Cork 2006, Secret City 2006, Nouveau Cinema de Montreal 2006, Golden Lion 2006, Milwaukee International 2006, Williamstown 2006, Hawaii International 2006, Holland Animation 2006, Asheville 2006, St. Louis International 2006, Lake Forest 2006, Bilbao International Festival of Documentary and Short Films 2006, Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro 2006, Anchorage International 2006, Santa Fe 2006, Athens International Animation 2006, International Festival of Animated Objects 2007, Boulder International 2007, Cairo International for Children 2007, Skopje 2007, Florida 2007, Nashville 2007, Lake Arrowhead 2007, Seoul International Cartoon and Animation 2007, Annecy International Animation 2007, Moscow International 2007, Anima Mundi 2007, Sao Luis International 2007, Short but Great 2007, Brazilian Student 2007, Oxnard Independent 2007, Animated Exeter 2008

Prior Awards
Sundance 2006 (Jury Prize in Short Filmmaking), South by Southwest 2006 (Jury Prize - Animated Shorts), Silver Lake 2006 (Best Short Film - Narrative), Atlanta 2006 (Best Animated Film), BAFTA/LA 2006 (Winner - Student Film Award), Los Angeles 2006 (Best Animated Short Film), Animation Block Party 2006 (Best in Show), Rhode Island International 2006 (Honorable Mention), Secret City 2006 (Winner - Third Place, Animation/Experimental), Asheville 2006 (Best Animation), Festival Internacional de Curtas do Rio de Janeiro 2006 (Best Animated Short), Nashville 2007 (Best College Student Animation), Lake Arrowhead 2007 (Best Animation), Annecy International Animation 2007 (Special Distinction - Graduation Films)

Additional Information
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Entrant Company Website

Film Website

Contact Person
Adam Parrish King or Monique Zavistovski

Contact Email Address
monique-adam@earthlink.net