The Armoire

{{Infobox film | name = The Armoire | native_name = | image = The Armoire.jpg | caption = | director = Jamie Travis | producer = Mark Montefiore | writer = Jamie Travis | starring = William Cuddy<br>Ricardo Hoyos<br>Penelope Corrin<br>Tammy Isbell | music = Alfredo Santa Ana | cinematography = Catherine Lutes | editing = Matthew Hannam | studio = Lardux Films | runtime = 22 minutes | released = {{Film date|2009}} | country = Canada | language = English | budget = }} '''''The Armoire''''' is a 2009 Canadian short drama film directed by Jamie Travis.<ref>[https://www.dailyxtra.com/hide-seek-with-filmmaker-jamie-travis-at-tiff-12186 "Hide-&-seek with filmmaker Jamie Travis at TIFF"]. ''Daily Xtra'', September 9, 2009.</ref> The third film in his ''Saddest Children in the World'' trilogy following ''Why the Anderson Children Didn't Come to Dinner'' and ''The Saddest Boy in the World'', the film stars William Cuddy as Aaron, a young boy whose friend Tony (Ricardo Hoyos) has gone missing during a game of hide and seek, who is undergoing hypnosis to determine whether he can remember anything that may assist in locating Tony.

The film received an honourable mention for Best Canadian Short Film at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival,<ref>[https://www.blogto.com/film/2009/09/tiff_audiences_make_a_precious_choice/ "TIFF Audiences Make a 'Precious' Choice"]. ''BlogTO'', September 19, 2009.</ref> and was named to TIFF's year-end Canada's Top Ten list for 2009.<ref>"Dolan, Nadda films among Canada's best of the year". ''Waterloo Region Record'', December 26, 2009.</ref> It subsequently won the awards for Best Short Film at the 2010 Victoria Film Festival,<ref>"Defendor named best movie". ''Victoria Times-Colonist'', February 9, 2010.</ref> the 2010 Inside Out Film and Video Festival,<ref>"Inside Out Film Festival winners". ''National Post'', June 1, 2010.</ref> the 2010 Nashville Film Festival, and the 53rd San Francisco International Film Festival.<ref>[https://www.sffilm.org/press/releases/552010-festival-winners "53rd San Francisco International Film Festival Winners Announced at Golden Gate Awards Ceremony, Wednesday, May 5"]. ''SFFilm'', May 5, 2010.</ref>

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==External links== *{{IMDb title|1560996}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Armoire, The}} Category:2009 films Category:Canadian LGBTQ-related short films Category:2009 LGBTQ-related films Category:Films directed by Jamie Travis Category:2009 English-language films Category:Canadian drama short films Category:2009 Canadian films