The Saddest Boy in the World

Timothy Higgins is the saddest boy on Earth, and he’s getting ready to hang himself at his ninth birthday party.

Canada
2006, 14 min
Director: Jamie Travis
Director of photography: Amy Belling
Editor: Kaspm Schneider
Screenplay: Jamie Travis
Music: Alfredo Santa Ana
Cast: Benjamin B. Smith, Kirsten Robek, Hailey Conner
Producer: Amy Belling, Jamie Travis
Production: Modern Family Productions

PROJECTIONS

22.1. 18:00 Praha | Světozor - Small Hall

25.1. 16:00 Praha | Světozor - Grand Hall

26.1. 18:00 Praha | Světozor - Small Hall

Jamie Travis

Jamie Travis is a Canadian filmmaker who has built a strong reputation on the Canadian independent film scene as a director of precise vision. His work has consistently premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, won prestigious awards and aired nationally on television. He is the director of two acclaimed short film trilogies. His dark comedy The Saddest Boy in the World (2006) is part of the Saddest Children in the World trilogy. His feature debut For a Good Time, Call... was released in 2012.