Me or the dog.

Date:
2011
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Description

This entertaining drama begins when Tom's pet dog suddenly starts talking to him. The dog, Dudley, voiced by the actor Martin Clunes, suggests that Tom should stop taking his medication and also that his girlfriend, Kelly, is having an affair. Through the course of a few hours, Tom's sanity is tested. We understand that he suffers from paranoid schizophrenia and the film imaginatively illustrates the lived-experience of this condition. The absurdity of the situation makes his situation more poignant; in the end he takes his medicine.

Publication/Creation

UK : February Films, 2011.

Physical description

1 DVD (14 min.) : sound, color

Copyright note

February Films

Notes

Wellcome Trust grant output: grantholder; Junyoung Jang, grant number; 090466, grant type; People Awards.
When Tom Prior s dog Dudley starts to talk to him, Tom reaches for his medication. But Dudley stops him. Wait! How can you be sure I m an auditory hallucination, how do you know I m not actually a talking dog? As Tom spends the day testing him, he and Dudley become the best of friends. But can it last?

Creator/production credits

Produced by Junyoung Jang, directed by Abner Pastoll, written by Jonathan Hall.

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