THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM debuts at TIFF this Thursday

I love short films.  LOVE ‘EM!  DESTROY THE BRAIN recently caught wind a couple of weeks ago about a short film entitled The Legend of Beaver Dam which revolves around a scoutmaster telling some kids a campfire ghost story that becomes a reality.  Oh yeah, it’s also a musical.  Read beyond the break for the juicy and gory details.

The film tells the story of Danny Zigwitz, a nerdy young camper who needs to save his fellow campers from a bloody massacre when a campfire ghost story awakens an evil monster. And it’s a musical. For the cast, Sable & Batalion handpicked musical theatre all-stars Seán Cullen, Rick Miller, and newcomer L.J. Benet. “We knew we needed actors with some serious pipes, and that’s what these guys are—super-talents who can do it all,” says Jerome Sable, who directed the film.

Jerome Sable & Eli Batalion’s The Legend of Beaver Dam will have its world premiere on September 9th at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival and then go on to play a slew of film festivals around the world, including the 54th BFI London Film Festival and Screamfest, a horror film festival in Los Angeles.

If the names Sable & Batalion sound familiar to you, it’s probably because you might have seen them on FunnyorDie.com with their Hip-Hop 4 Dummeez routine:

Sable & Batalion, who grew up as childhood friends in Montreal, Quebec, are also best known for J.O.B. The Hip-Hopera, a retelling of the biblical Book of Job through hip-hop. The show ran in Los Angeles (2005) and New York (2006) where it won awards and earned numerous rave reviews, including the LA Times, which described the play as “groundbreaking,” and Daily Variety, which wrote, “Not only one of the best shows of this year— it’s one of the best shows L.A. has seen in many years.”

If you are attending TIFF’s Midnight Madness opening movie of FUBAR II, The Legend of Beaver Dam will be playing before that film.  If you are not attending TIFF, then here are some other dates you can check out the short:

Atlantic Film Festival – Sept 16-25
Fantastic Fest 2010 – Sept 23-30 (Austin, TX): North American Premiere
Calgary International Film Festival – Sept 24-Oct 3
Edmonton International Film Festival – Sept 24-Oct 2
Stiges – Oct. 7-12 International Premiere
Screamfest (Los Angeles, CA) – Oct. 8 – 17
54th BFI London Film Festival – Oct 13-28: U.K. Premiere

For more information on The Legend of Beaver Dam, visit stumpysam.com

Also, look for a review of the short on DESTROY THE BRAIN in a couple of weeks.