| Collateral Damage | |
| Director: | Leonard Farlinger |
| Producer: | Pamela Davenport Leonard Farlinger |
| Starring: | Gary Farmer David Nichols Michael Mahonen Gabrielle Rose |
| Music: | David Bradstreet |
| Cinematography: | Douglas Koch |
| Editing: | Susan Maggi |
| Runtime: | 23 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Collateral Damage is a 1993 Canadian dramatic short film written and directed by Leonard Farlinger.[1] The film stars Gary Farmer as Glen, a counter clerk in a diner who is surprised when a news anchor (David Nichols) stops reporting on the Gulf War and begins talking directly to him through the television set.[2] The cast also includes Michael Mahonen and Gabrielle Rose as customers of the diner.[2]
The film had its theatrical premiere in 1993 at the Montreal World Film Festival,[3] but was distributed primarily as an episode of the Global Television Network's New Producers Series anthology of short films by emerging Canadian directors.[2]
The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 15th Genie Awards in 1994.[4]