Heavy Metal Drummer
Toby Macdonald
- Year
- 2005
- Runtime
- 5 min 43 sec
- Genre
- Drama
- Sub-categories
- Short Films
- Theme
- Fiction
A Moroccan teenage heavy metal fan feels that his talents as a drummer are under-appreciated by his family, school and crappy band.
The film tells the story of a 15 year's old Moroccan who is the only heavy metal fan in his town Essaouira. He spends his weekends playing traditional ballads in a wedding band with his two cousins but dreams of playing thrash metal and headlining Monsters of Rock.
Main cast : Yassine Jarl, Fouzia Boutour and Salim Mohammed
Festivals :
Honorable Mention - Short filmmaking Award, Sundance Film Festival (2006)
AtomFilms Studio Award, Aspen Shortsfest (2006)
Special Jury Award for outstanding performance by a child, Aspen Shortsfest (2006)
Diploma of Merit - International Competition, Tampere International Short Film Festival (2006)
Nominated for the Best Short Film, BAFTA/LA Short Film Award (2006)
Film
Toby Macdonald
Short Films
Heavy Metal Drummer
Stills
| Cast | |
|---|---|
| Badou | Yassine Jarl |
| Sister | Fouzia Boutour |
| Father | Salim Mohammed |
| Mother | Latifa Hayan |