Crazy & Thief

preceded by Paperman

(USA, 2011, 52 mins)

North American premiere

Producers: Cory McAbee, Scott Miller, Steve Holmgren
Screenwriter: Cory McAbee
Cinematographer: Scott Miller
Editor: Matt Cowan
Music: Cory McAbee
Cast: Willa Vy McAbee, John Huck McAbee, Gregory Russell Cook, Graham Stanford

“I bet we find something that’s better than anything anyone’s ever seen,” says 7-year-old Crazy as she and her 2-year-old brother, Thief, head out on an adventure of their own making, guided only by a homemade “Star Chart” and their unfettered imaginations. Working with his own children, director Cory McAbee has fashioned a film that irresistibly captures the exuberance of childhood. With wonder and a remarkable sense of humor (young Thief ranks among cinema’s great surrealist comedians), this pint-sized Odyssey follows Crazy and Thief as they head towards their final destination: the Star of Bethlehem and a cardboard time machine that will get them back home.

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