| Man. Feel. Pain. | |
| Director: | Dylan Akio Smith |
| Producer: | Wendy Russell Nancy Welsh |
| Starring: | Brad Dryborough Ryan Robbins Peter New Arabella Bushnell |
| Music: | Allan Levy |
| Cinematography: | Dylan Akio Smith |
| Editing: | Tony Dean Smith |
| Studio: | Crazy8s Love Your Work Productions |
| Distributor: | Brit Shorts |
| Runtime: | 11 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Man. Feel. Pain. is a Canadian short drama film, directed by Dylan Akio Smith and released in 2004.[1] The film stars Brad Dryborough as Karl, an isolated loner who deliberately nails his hand to a wall as an experiment in self-inflicted pain, only to become venerated by his neighbours as a Christ-like figure as they learn of his suffering.[2] Smith described the film as "about people being drawn to false idols".[2]
The film's cast also includes Ryan Robbins, Peter New and Arabella Bushnell.
The film was produced for and premiered at the 2004 Crazy8s festival in Vancouver.[3] It was later screened at the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it won the award for Best Canadian Short Film,[4] and at the Whistler Film Festival, where it was cowinner with Becky Bristow's film A Russian Wave of the ShortWork Award.[5]