Worm (2010/I)

Director:

Richard Powell

Writer:

Richard Powell

Genre:

Short | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A day in the mind of G.O.D.

Plot:

A day in the mind of Geoffrey Oswald Dodd, a seemingly kind, gentle and sane high school teacher. As...

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Misanthrope | Masochism

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Robert Nolan	...	Geoffrey Dodd
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Melissa Burke	...	Student #1
Shayne Cameron	...	Student (as Shaina Singh)
Kimberley Curran	...	Patrica
Dustin Foxman	...	Robin
Dwaye Gayle	...	Male Teacher
Peter Higginson	...	Male Teacher
Kyle Martellacci	...	Michael
Christina McLain	...	Rose
Samantha Nemeth	...	Lillain
Andrea Nettleton	...	Female Teacher
Krista Noguchi	...	Student #3
Bruno Talotta	...	Male Teacher
Vanessa Volcy	...	Student #2

Directed by
Richard Powell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Richard Powell

Produced by
Zach Green	....	executive producer
Zach Green	....	producer
Mathew Powell	....	executive producer
Richard Powell	....	executive producer
Bruno Talotta	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bernie Greenspoon

Cinematography by
Brendan Uegama		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Zach Green
Richard Powell

Casting by
Zach Green

Production Design by
Serge Tsukanov

Art Direction by
Elena Chabounina

Makeup Department
Ryan Louagie	....	key makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neil Huhta	....	assistant director

Sound Department
George Flores	....	sound editor
Adam Giusti	....	boom operator
Shawn Hook-Carleton	....	boom operator
Erika Schengili-Roberts	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Frade	....	grip
Brian Hughes	....	still photographer
Devin Lund	....	assistant camera
Nelson Rogers	....	gaffer
Nelson Rogers	....	key grip
Michael Sousa	....	grip

Thanks
Char Hardin	....	very special thanks
Andrea Papadopoulos	....	special thanks
Richard Pearlstein	....	special thanks
Lynda Powell	....	special thanks
Sarah Reis	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fatal Pictures (production company)

Runtime:

20 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Canada:18+

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Fatal Pictures

Trivia:

Although never seen on screen a four page love letter written in Geoffrie's voice was created and placed in an envelope which appears prominently in the film. The letter, addressed to an underage student, sheds more light on Geoffrie's twisted fantasies and his inevitably doomed future.

Quotes:

Geoffrey Dodd:I can't wait to see the look on your dirty little faces when your friends brains splash across your two hundred dollar running shoes.

Richard Powell , Brampton, Ont., Canadian Boy Makes good!

Something super-toxic must be pulsating in Brampton , Ont. Canada'a water these days (could be the cosmic energy of it's popular, award winning & beloved, arts/hockey-supporting mayor: Susan Fennell)...it seems that just like the convergence of star power that in the late '80s and '90s centred on Scarborough which produced such diverse bright lights as Mike Myers, Jim Carrey, The Barenaked Ladies and Paul Tracy, just to mention a few Brampton (aka Bramladesh, B-town, and Brownton ) is the hometown or hot-bed residence of a new wave of celebrities such as ; (Metal Queen:) Lee Aaron, Russell Peters, Tyler Labine, Michael Cera, Paulo Costanza , Shawn and Aaron Ashmore, Keshia Chanté, (comedian) Scott Thompson, Richard Marsella ,(Broken Social Scene member) Jason Collett, Vivita, Lewis Mercer, Mike Burry, Dave Lei, Brandon & Brittany (or is that Britney) Watt...and 'er, Myself. Well 'Worm' film-maker: Richard Powell might as well join this talented lot (Hell, me too!). My date at a preview screening (Vivita, actually ) was very surprised to learn that it was a Canadian, short & not a feature from a major studio. Powell is on the right track by hiring pros and spending a crap-load of money on this short. If I were a hep, influential producer ( which I ain't; either her or influential), I'd take this to a Major Producer (to get to someone like Jack Nicholson; say) to be made as a Major Studio feature (like the filmmakers of 'Sky Captain' did). Powell's (and Zach Green's) insight into psychological horror film-making is commendable. If this trend & growth of home-grown talent keeps up; B-town should be a viable contender for being the 'premier' film-making capital of Canada!..Let's hope all of the above mention talent could stay in Canada, join up into a super-cinematic think-tank & create some amazing feature films that''s blow the world away...as for Richard Powell & his associate: Zach Green..Keep your eyes on these two filmmakers, genre-lovers ...they are a-movin' on up!