The selfish giant [videorecording] / director, Clio Barnard.
Publication details: [S.I.] : [Artificial Eye], [2014] Description: 1 DVD (87 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inSubject(s): Teenage boys -- Drama | Social acceptance -- Drama | Friendship -- DramaDDC classification: 791.43/72 LOC classification: DVD: SELFCast: Conner Chapman, Sean Gilder.Summary: A contemporary fable about thirteen year old Arbor and his best friend Swifty. Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten, a local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a horse and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates Kitten, keen to impress him and make some money. However, Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys.Item type | Current library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations |
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Fischer Hall Library DVD | DVD: SELF (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | V000989 |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2013.
Conner Chapman, Sean Gilder.
A contemporary fable about thirteen year old Arbor and his best friend Swifty. Excluded from school and outsiders in their own neighborhood, the two boys meet Kitten, a local scrap dealer. Wandering their town with just a horse and a cart, they begin collecting scrap metal for him. Swifty has a natural gift with horses while Arbor emulates Kitten, keen to impress him and make some money. However, Kitten favors Swifty, leaving Arbor feeling hurt and excluded, driving a wedge between the boys.