Private Project

Choke Hold

Sometimes you have to go too far to know your own strength.

  • R. W. Gray
    Director
    "aidos," "zack & luc," "Objects Are Closer"
  • R. W. Gray
    Writer
    "alice & huck," "The Wall," "aidos," "zack & luc"
  • Jon Dewar
    Producer
  • Matt Rogers
    Producer
  • R. W. Gray
    Producer
  • Jesse Lapointe
    Key Cast
  • Ian Goff
    Key Cast
    "a list"
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 39 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 12, 2015
  • Production Budget:
    750 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English, French, Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Silver Wave Film Festival
    Fredericton, NB
    November 7, 2015
    World Premiere
    Winner: Best Actor, Best Screenwriting, Best Cinematography, Best Editing / Nominated: Best Short Film
  • SENE Film Festival
    Providence, RI
    United States
    April 23, 2016
    US Premiere
    2nd Place, Best LGBT Short Film
  • Cinema Spectacular 3
    Vancouver
    Canada
    May 29, 2016
  • SERILE FILMULUI GAY International Film Festival
    Cluj-Napoca, Cluj
    Romania
    November 14, 2016
  • The Brightside Tavern Shorts Fest
    Jersey City, NJ
    United States
    August 13, 2016
  • The Iris Prize Festival
    Cardiff
    United Kingdom
    October 14, 2016
    UK Premiere
  • Atlantic Film Festival
    Halifax
    Canada
    September 16, 2016
    Nova Scotia Premiere
  • OUTrageous! Santa Barbara LGBTQ Film Festival
    Santa Barbara
    United States
    November 5, 2016
  • Tampa Bay Underground Film Festival
    Tampa Bay, Florida
    United States
    December 2, 2016
  • TLVFest, Tel Viv International LGBT Film Festival
    Tel Aviv
    Israel
    June 5, 2017
    Israeli Premiere
Director Biography - R. W. Gray

Robert W. Gray has had over ten short scripts produced including the award-winning shorts “alice & huck” and “Blink.” “Choke Hold” is his fifth film as a director.

He is a senior editor of numerocinqmagazine.com, and is chiefly responsible for “Numero Cinq at the Movies,” the monthly film column. He has written two books of short stories, Crisp (2010) and Entropic (2015). He is a professor of film and creative writing at the University of New Brunswick.

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