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 CITY WORLD  is an investigation into the whereabouts of an unseen child narrator, set in the lifeless suburbs around Orlando, Florida. Told by mixing documentary footage with fantasy elements, the boy's tale slowly swivels from a possible theme park ride into his own harrowing familial reality.



69 MIN / COLOR / ENGLISH / STEREO





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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
CPH:DOX | Main Competition


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WORLD PREMIERE
Seattle International Film Festival







   

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AWARDS

BEST DOCUMENTARY - CINEMA AT THE EDGE (2013)




NOMINATIONS

DOX AWARD - CPH:DOX (2012)
NARRATIVE GRAND PRIZE - IndieMemphis (2012)


SCREENINGS

CPH:DOX (Denmark)
Seattle International Film Festival (USA)
Rencontres internationales du documentaire de Montreal (Canada)
DOXA Vancouver (Canada)
IndieMemphis (USA)
Denver Film Festival (USA)
Big Sky Documentary Film Festival (USA)
Ft. Lauderdale International Film Festival (USA)
Cinema At The Edge (USA)
Southern Alabama Film Festival (USA)
Hammer To Nail Screening Series (USA)
Cinema Zuid (Belgium)
Visions.MTL (Canada)





CREDITS


Film by
Brent Chesanek

Produced by
Yvette Granata
Justin Strawhand

Original score by
Chris Zabriskie

Narrated by
Sean Kaufman

Edited by
Brent Chesanek
Stacey Foster

Sound design & mix by
Steven Dressler

Casting by
Zan Ludlum