The Straitjacket Lottery

The Straitjacket Lottery is a 2004 film from writer/director Doug Karr starring Andy Jones, David Huband, Tara Slone and Joe Cobden. When Boris Durban loses a busload of mental health patients, he’ll resort to any means in order to get them back. This 22 minute comedic short, set in urban Nova Scotia, is a window into the erratic world of mental health and the thin line between idiosyncrasy and insanity.

The Straitjacket Lottery
Theatrical Poster
Directed byDoug Karr
Produced bySierra Bellows
Doug Karr
Rick Saulnier
Emmerson Denney
Written bySierra Bellows
Doug Karr
StarringAndy Jones
David Huband
Tara Slone
Joe Cobden
CinematographyRobert MacDonald
Edited bySierra Bellows
Doug Karr
Release date
  • 2004 (2004)
CountryCanada

Plot

Boris (Andy Jones), a familiar blue collar worker, is issued his orders for a patient transfer: five mental health patients due at a maximum security facility by eleven o’clock. But when a patient with intense claustrophobia manages to overcome her illness by leading the way for the other patients to escape, Boris is confronted with an empty bus. With the clock ticking, he tries his best to recover the patients, but his attempts are foiled. So, in his compulsion to deliver, Boris decides to fill his quota by enticing some unsuspecting civilians onto the bus.

Cast
  • Andy Jones as Boris Durban
  • David Huband as Ralph Stipes
  • Tara Slone as Nancy Leah
  • Joe Cobden as Angus Weir

Producers
  • Doug Karr (Producer)
  • Sierra Bellows (Producer)
  • Emmerson Denney (Executive Producer)
  • Jana Mitchell (Assistant Producer)
  • Rick Saulnier (Producer)

Awards
  • Best of the Festival - The Last Reel Film Festival, 2005
  • Honorable Mention for Dramatic Work - Picture this... Canada's First International Disability Film Festival, 2005
  • Best Comedy - Niagara Indie FilmFest, 2004
  • Script Development Program Award - The Atlantic Film Festival, 2002
  • Nominated - Best Comedy and Best Male Performance, (Andy Jones) - Canada Golden Sheaf Awards, 2004

Official selection
  • Nickel Film Festival
  • Rendezvous With Madness Film Festival
  • Antimatter Film Festival
  • The Atlantic Film Festival
  • Niagara Indie FilmFest
  • Giggleshorts International Comedy Short Film Festival
  • The Cabbagetown Short Film Festival
  • Farmington Funny Film Festival
  • The Coney Island Film Festival
  • Boston Underground Film Festival
  • Canada Golden Sheaf Awards
  • Seven Minute Film Festival
  • Griffon International Film Festival
  • Glitch V Festival du Court Metrage de Montreal
  • Dixie Film Festival
  • Alameda Film Festival
  • Midwest Entertainment Industry Conference
  • Shadows of the Mind Film Festival
  • Picture this... Canada's First International Disability Film Festival
  • Phoenix Film Festival
  • KynnysKINO5]] - [[Finnish Disability Film Festival
  • The International Fest of Cinema and Technology
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