Me or the Dog
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Me or the Dog is a 2011 short film directed by Abner Pastoll
, produced by Junyoung Jang and starring Edward Hogg
, about a man who believes that his dog Dudley is talking to him. Martin Clunes
plays the mischievous voice of the dog, who challenges his owner Tom with the prospect of him actually being a real 'talking dog', and in order to do so sets out to prove that Tom's girlfriend is cheating on him.
It world-premiered at the Festival de Cannes in an out of competition screening on the 20th May 2011 and was met with an overall positive reception. The film was part of a showcase in the Cannes Court Métrage run by the National Film Board of Canada, and was featured in a programme of only 8 short films.
The film will have its North American premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Canada on the 22nd September in the International Perspectives section. A UK theatrical release is planned for later in the year.
The short was written by television writer (and ex-cricketer) Jonathan Hall and also stars newcomer Kemi-bo Millar. It was funded by the Wellcome Trust with the aim of a positive portrayal of schizophrenia and to raise public awareness of the condition. During the development process, the filmmakers received support from mental health organisations such as Mind and Rethink to ensure the condition, in this case specifically 'auditory hallucinations', was portrayed as accurately as possible.
Abner Pastoll
Abner Pastoll is a British film director and screenwriter based in London. His credits include the feature film Shooting Shona , and the short films The Secret Wish , Homicide: Division B , A Great Mistake and Me or the Dog , starring Edward Hogg and featuring the voice of Martin Clunes.-External...
, produced by Junyoung Jang and starring Edward Hogg
Edward Hogg
Edward Hogg is an English actor, known for portraying Jesco White in White Lightnin and Stephen Turnbull in Bunny and the Bull.-Background:...
, about a man who believes that his dog Dudley is talking to him. Martin Clunes
Martin Clunes
Alexander Martin Clunes is an English actor and comedian. Clunes is perhaps best known for his roles as Gary Strang in Men Behaving Badly, Doctor Martin Ellingham in Doc Martin and the title character in Reggie Perrin....
plays the mischievous voice of the dog, who challenges his owner Tom with the prospect of him actually being a real 'talking dog', and in order to do so sets out to prove that Tom's girlfriend is cheating on him.
It world-premiered at the Festival de Cannes in an out of competition screening on the 20th May 2011 and was met with an overall positive reception. The film was part of a showcase in the Cannes Court Métrage run by the National Film Board of Canada, and was featured in a programme of only 8 short films.
The film will have its North American premiere at the Atlantic Film Festival in Halifax, Canada on the 22nd September in the International Perspectives section. A UK theatrical release is planned for later in the year.
The short was written by television writer (and ex-cricketer) Jonathan Hall and also stars newcomer Kemi-bo Millar. It was funded by the Wellcome Trust with the aim of a positive portrayal of schizophrenia and to raise public awareness of the condition. During the development process, the filmmakers received support from mental health organisations such as Mind and Rethink to ensure the condition, in this case specifically 'auditory hallucinations', was portrayed as accurately as possible.