Sin Cycle

Sin Cycle
Directed by	Jack Cocker Ben Famiglietti
Written by	Jack Cocker Ben Famiglietti
Produced by	Greg Smith Anna Maria McRoberts Denny Silverthorne
Release date	April 29, 1996 (1996-04-29) (Kingston)
Running time	16 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Sin Cycle is a Canadian short film, directed by Jack Cocker and Ben Famiglietti and released in 1996.^[1] Made as a student project for the film studies program at Queen's University, the film centres on a young man who is doing his laundry at a laundromat, and becomes disillusioned when he unexpectedly meets the actor who portrayed his favourite childhood television character, Mr. Rex, out of costume.^[1]

The film premiered on April 29, 1996, at a year-end screening of Queen's student short films.^[2] It was later screened at the 1995 Toronto International Film Festival,^[1] where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury.^[3]

References

1. Rob Salem, "New directors toil in film-shorts proving ground". Toronto Star, August 30, 1996.
2. Greg Burliuk, "Film studies students screen short features". Kingston Whig-Standard, April 29, 1996.
3. Mary Ellen Armstrong, "Toronto International Film Festival: That’s a wrap". Playback, September 23, 1996.

External links

• Sin Cycle at IMDb