The Lockpicker
the lockpicker
“With a tender observational style comparable to Gus Van Sant’s adolescent portraits, The Lockpicker enters the pantheon of coming-of-age films, distinguished, as it is, by its impressionistic form punctuated with dreamlike imagery.”
-Vancouver International Film Festival
synopsis
After the death of a friend, a teen thief fantasizes about getting out of town. When his closest friend is victimized by violence, he is forced to choose between fighting back and becoming what he fears, or leaving behind everyone and everything he knows.
105 Minutes
Produced with
Presentations and Awards
WINNER – John Dunning Discovery Award – Canadian Screen Awards
WINNER – Grand Jury Prize, 2016 San Diego Asian Film Festival
WINNER – Best First Feature, 2016 Toronto Reel Asian Film Festival
WINNER – Best Narrative Feature, 2016 West Virginia International Film Festival
Official selection, 2016 Vancouver International Film Festival
Official selection, 2016 Festival du Nouveau Cinema
Official selection, 2016 Tacoma International Film Festival
Official selection, 2016 Buffalo International Film Festival
Official selection, 2016 Sudbury Cinefest
Official selection, 2017 CAAMFest
Official selection, 2017 Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
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