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Official Selection, 2006 Toronto International Film Festival Timothy Higgins, picked last for the team, is the saddest boy in the world. Friendlessness, suburban complacency and prescription drugs have conspired against the youngster to make this his worst year yet. Musical Chairs and birthday cake can't save him now—at his ninth birthday party, Timothy prepares for a show-stopping suicide.

13:30 / colour / English / 35mm / Dolby Digital 5.1

News

April 7, 2007

Saddest Boy wins big in Bucharest, Special Jury Mention in Quebec City

The Saddest Boy in the World played recently to an enthusiastic crowd at the NexT International Short Film Festival
(March 29-31) in Bucharest, Romania. While director Jamie Travis’ The Patterns Trilogy took home the award for Best Soundtrack, Saddest Boy won the audience favourite award.

The Festival de Cinéma des 3 Amériques (March 28-April 1) in Quebec City just gave The Saddest Boy in the World a special jury mention. The Quebec screening represents the first ever retrospective of Jamie Travis’ works.