Stump the Guesser

Competition. Short

Director: Guy Maddin Evan Johnson Galen Johnson

Canada / 2020 / 19´ 24´´

He works at the fairground as “Stump the Guesser”, who can guess anything for a fee. But suddenly his tricks stop working. And then he unwittingly falls in love with his sister whom he believed to be lost. He sets out to scientifically disprove the theory of heredity and marry his beloved as soon as possible. An absurdist firework of a silent film in black and white. 

Screenplay: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson

Producer: Juliette Hagopian

Cinematographer: Ryan Simmons

Art Director: Evin Collis

Editing: Evan Johnson, Galen Johnson

Cast: Adam Brooks, Brent Neale, Stephanie Berrington

 

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