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The Six Dollar Fifty Man

The Six Dollar Fifty Man
Directed by Mark Albiston
Louis Sutherland
Written by Louis Sutherland
Starring Oscar Vandy-Connor
Celina Russo-Bewick
Nick Blake
Carmel McClone
Thomas Kimber
Sam Ahie
Running time
15 min.

The Six Dollar Fifty Man is a short film (15 minutes) directed by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland and written by Sutherland. The film premiered in the Short Film competition of Festival de Cannes in 2009 where it received Special Distinction. The Six Dollar Fifty Man tells the story of Andy, a gutsy 8-year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. The title is a play on The Six Million Dollar Man.

(1) Academy Qualifying Awards


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