''Hole in the Paper Sky'' is 2008

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directed by Bill Purple and produced by

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and Michelle Purple of Iron Ocean Films. It stars Jason Clarke, Jessica Biel, Garry Marshall,

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and Jeff Nordling and features an original score by Kerry Muzzey. It was released August 7, 2008 at the

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Plot

Howard Ferp (Clarke) is a brilliant, but

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, math genius who inexplicably becomes drawn to a friendship with a doomed laboratory dog.

Cast

* Jason Clarke as Howard Ferp *

as Karen Watkins * Garry Marshall as Warren *

as Mr. Benson * Jeffrey Nordling as Prof. Cory

Awards

Completed in 2008 and released on

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and

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in 2010, ''Hole in the Paper Sky'' has garnered numerous awards and honors including: *

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**Best Short Film **Best Screenplay * Florida Film Festival **Best Short Film * Charleston International Film Festival **Best Short Film * South Dakota Film Festival **Best Director and has been honored at the Holly Shorts Film Festival and

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’s Flickerfest.

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