The Painted Door

The Painted Door
Directed byBruce Pittman
Written byJoe Wiesenfeld
Based on"The Painted Door" by Sinclair Ross
Produced byMichael MacMillan
Janice Platt
Robert Verrall
StarringLinda Goranson
Eric Peterson
August Schellenberg
CinematographySavas Kalogeras
Edited byMargaret Van Eerdewijk
Music byBruce Levy
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Atlantis Films
Release date
  • 1984 (1984) (Canada)
Running time
24 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Painted Door is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Bruce Pittman and released in 1984.[1] Based on a short story by Sinclair Ross, the film was produced by the National Film Board of Canada and Atlantis Films of Toronto.[2] It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Live Action Short Film.[3]

  1. ^ Bruce Bailey, "Canada's Oscar hopefuls; Four movies in running for Hollywood honors". Montreal Gazette, March 16, 1985.
  2. ^ Rick Groen, "Short is sweet on Global". The Globe and Mail, September 27, 1984.
  3. ^ "Oscar Nominations Give Canada the Nod Once More". Cinema Canada (116): 48. March 1985.