The Little Deputy
2015 - 9 minutes
Trevor tries to have a photo taken with his father.
World Premiere: Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection: SXSW, AFI Fest, Canada's Top Ten
Press
rogerebert.com, "Short Films in Focus: The Little Deputy", by Collin Souter, April 5, 2016: "It's the best kind of short film, the kind that does not adhere to any familiar narrative trappings, but still conveys something deeply personal that never once feels like an exercise in self-indulgence."
winnipegfilmgroup.com, "Fantastic Realities - the Documentary Films of Trevor Anderson", by Alex Rogalski, November 4, 2016: "Truth and memory form the basis of documentary evidence, yet both prove unreliable under scrutiny. Rather than attempt to reinforce their fragile nature with an austere tone, Anderson joyfully bends them to his creative needs, exposing the possibilities of documentary form set free from contrived conventions."
shortoftheweek.com, "The Little Deputy", by Jason Sondhi, December 30, 2016: "Fresh and liberating. Anderson, with The Little Deputy, continues to prove that he is one of the smartest and most inventive filmmakers in the short form."
Awards
Best Short Documentary (nominated) - 2016 - Canadian Screen Awards
Best Personal Film - 2015 - Winnipeg Airport Awards
Best Documentary Short - 2015 - Scruffy City Film and Music Festival - Knoxville, Tennessee
Best Alberta Doc - 2015 - Global Visions Film Festival - Edmonton, Alberta
Best Short Production - 2015 - Alberta Film and Television Awards
Outstanding Short Documentary - 2015 - FAVA Awards of Excellence - Edmonton, Alberta
Screenings
Sundance Film Festival - 2015 - Park City, Utah
Metro Cinema - 2015 - Edmonton, Alberta
Nordlys Film and Arts Festival - 2015 - Camrose, Alberta
SXSW - 2015 - Austin, Texas
Flatpack Film Festival - 2015 - Birmingham, UK
Ann Arbor Film Festival - 2015 - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Dawson City International Short Film Festival - 2015 - Dawson City, Yukon
Dallas International Film Festival - 2015 - Dallas, Texas
FAVA Fest - 2015 - Edmonton, Alberta
Calgary Underground Film Festival - 2015 - Calgary, Alberta
Nashville Film Festival - 2015 - Nashville, Tennessee
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival - 2015 - Toronto, Ontario
Scruffy City Film and Music Festival - 2015 - Knoxville, Tennessee
DOXA Documentary Film Festival - 2015 - Vancouver, British Columbia
Chicago Critics Film Festival - 2015 - Chicago, Illinois
Eskisehir International Film Festival - 2015 - Eskisehir, Turkey
Global Visions Festival - 2015 - Edmonton, Alberta
Inside Out: Toronto LGBT Film Festival - 2015 - Toronto, Ontario
XPOSED: International Queer Film Festival Berlin - 2015 - Berlin, Germany
Honolulu Rainbow Film Festival - 2015 - Honolulu, Hawaii
Los Angeles Film Festival - 2015 - Los Angeles, California
Norwegian Short Film Festival - 2015 - Grimstad, Norway
Ground: Media Art Conference - 2015 - Drumheller, Alberta
OUTeast: Queer Film Festival - 2015 - Halifax, Nova Scotia
Provincetown International Film Festival - 2015 - Provincetown, Massachusetts
Frameline: San Francisco International LGBTQ Film Festival - 2015 - San Francisco, California
Outfest: Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival - 2015 - Los Angeles, California
Shorts That Are Not Pants - 2015 - Toronto, Ontario
Rooftop Films - 2015 - New York, New York
Sidewalk Film Festival - 2015 - Birmingham, Alabama
Oslo/Fusion International Film Festival - 2015 - Oslo, Norway
Milwaukee Film Festival - 2015 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Pride Pictures - 2015 - Karlsruhe, Germany
CMG Short Film Festival - 2015 - West Hollywood, California
Tampa Bay International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - 2015 - Tampa Bay, Florida
Iris Prize Festival - 2015 - Cardiff, Wales
Dayton LGBT Film Festival - 2015 - Dayton, Ohio
Image Out: Rochester LGBT Film and Video Festival - 2015 - Rochester, New York
Seattle Lesbian and Gay Film Festival - 2015 - Seattle, Washington
Southwest Gay and Lesbian Film Festival - 2015 - Albuquerque, New Mexico
Hamburg International Queer Film Festival - 2015 - Hamburg, Germany
Inside Out: Ottawa LGBT Film Festival - 2015 - Ottawa, Ontario
NewFest: NYC LGBT Film Festival - 2015 - New York, New York
Denver Film Festival - 2015 - Denver, Colorado
Queersicht LGBTI Film Festival - 2015 - Bern, Switzerland
AFI Fest - 2015 - Los Angeles, California
The Shortest Day - 2015 - various cities across Canada
Canada's Top Ten - 2016 - various cities across Canada
Reelout Queer Film and Video Festival - 2016 - Kingston, Ontario
Desperado LGBT Film Festival - 2016 - Phoenix, Arizona
Pleasure Dome presents "Dirt City Rock Fantasy: The Films and Music of Trevor Anderson" - 2016 - Toronto, Ontario
Gimme Some Truth Documentary Festival presents "Fantastic Realities - the Documentary Films of Trevor Anderson" - 2016 - Winnipeg, Manitoba
Oldenburg Queer Film Festival - Best of Shorts - 2016 - Oldenburg, Germany
TIFF Film Circuit - 2016/17 - various cities across Canada
Local Heroes Film Festival at K-Days – 2022 – Edmonton, Alberta
Toronto Outdoor Picture Show – 2022 – Toronto, Ontario