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Man. Feel. Pain.
Man. Feel. Pain.
Directed by	Dylan Akio Smith
Written by	Kris Elgstrand
Produced by	Wendy Russell; Nancy Welsh
Starring	Brad Dryborough; Ryan Robbins; Peter New; Arabella Bushnell
Cinematography	Dylan Akio Smith
Edited by	Tony Dean Smith
Music by	Allan Levy
Production; companies	Crazy8s; Love Your Work Productions
Distributed by	Brit Shorts
Release date	May 15, 2004 (Crazy8s);
Running time	11 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Man. Feel. Pain. is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Dylan Akio Smith and released in 2004.^[1] The film stars Brad Dryborough as Karl, an isolated loner who deliberately nails his hand to a wall as an experiment in self-inflicted pain, only to become venerated by his neighbours as a Christ-like figure as they learn of his suffering.^[2] Smith described the film as "about people being drawn to false idols".^[2]

The film's cast also includes Ryan Robbins, Peter New and Arabella Bushnell.

The film was produced for and premiered at the 2004 Crazy8s festival in Vancouver.^[3] It was later screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival,^[1] where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film,^[4] and at the Whistler Film Festival, where it was cowinner with Becky Bristow's film A Russian Wave of the ShortWork Award.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b "A thumbnail look at some of the 40 Canadian short subjects being screened at this year's Toronto International Film Festival". Canadian Press, September 16, 2004.
^ ^a ^b David Spaner, "Short road to success". The Province, October 7, 2004.
^ Glen Schaefer, "Crazy8s films rushed to completion: Five teams to screen shorts made for $800". The Province, May 14, 2004.
^ Liam Lacey, "Hotel Rwanda wins top festival prize". The Globe and Mail, September 20, 2004.
^ Ian Edwards, "Crazy Canucks wins at Whistler". Playback, January 3, 2005.