''Milo 55160'' is a Canadian

short film A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

, directed by David Ostry and released in 2004."Short Takes: Milo 55160"
'' Take One'', NO. 47 SEPT - DEC 2004. The film stars Patrick McKenna as Milo 55160, a bureaucrat in

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whose job is to process the paperwork for newly dead people to enter the afterlife. One day, however, a young boy (Graham Kartna) arrives still clutching his most cherished earthly possession, meaning that the boy is not fully dead. Milo must therefore decide whether to confiscate the toy and assure the boy's death, or to send the boy back to the land of the living but risk missing his processing quota.

Accolades

The film won the

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for Best Live Action Short Drama at the

26th Genie Awards The 26th Genie Awards were held on March 13, 2006 to honour films released in 2005. The ceremony was held at The Carlu theatre in Toronto. The ceremony was hosted by Lisa Ray and Terry David Mulligan. Nominees and winners The Genie Award winner i ...

. McKenna won the award for Best Actor at the Yorkton Film Festival.Patrick McKenna
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'', February 27, 2013.

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* 2004 films 2004 drama films Best Live Action Short Drama Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Canadian Film Centre films 2000s English-language films Canadian drama short films 2000s Canadian films {{2000s-Canada-film-stub