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It's All a Shell Game

A wise oyster dispenses some worldly wisdom.

  • Robert David Duncan
    Director
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Robert David Duncan
    Writer
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Robert David Duncan
    Producer
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Robert David Duncan
    Key Cast
    "Mr. Oyster"
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5399017
  • Tracy Urban
    Art Direction
    https://www.imdb.com/name/nm6456190
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Micro short
  • Runtime:
    1 minute
  • Completion Date:
    March 4, 2019
  • Country of Origin:
    Canada
  • Country of Filming:
    Canada
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    9:16
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Robert David Duncan

My core training in acting is from the Stella Adler Studio in New York. I love acting and filmmaking and Vancouver where I now live is a beautiful place to make films. I am interested in the dramas, delights, passions and heartbreaks that take place in everyday interactions (or lack thereof) between ordinary people. Most of my films have dealt with human-scale issues such as tough choices, love, dreams, hope and finding meaning and fun in life. I love an underdog story! My motto is don't let anything get in the way of telling a story that might uplift someone - film it with your smartphone if that's what you have, but get it done and share it with the world.

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Director Statement

My wife found an oyster shell on the beach while we were on a bit of a local art safari and began drawing on it. The result was this incredible, spooky-faced oyster. I grabbed some vertical phone footage and later overlaid it with a simple narrative. I mean, what would a world-weary oyster say, right? "It's all a shell game." Of course! A fun little micro short that fits nicely with my earlier film "Mr. Turnip Looks Back."