The Sadness of Johnson Joe Jangles is a Canadian experimental short drama film, directed by Jeffrey St. Jules and released in 2004.Sally Cole, "Shooting for the top". The Guardian, January 14, 2005. The film stars Zachary Bennett as the titular Johnson Joe Jangles, a gay cowboy who aspires to start a family with his husband Pete (Gregory White), only for their dreams to be tested when Clay Fantasia (Soo Garay) offers them jobs in a lawless frontier town where even the basic laws of nature don't apply.Marise Strauss, "Canadian Film Centre Short Dramatic Films". Playback, June 21, 2004.
The cast also includes Keir Gilchrist, Shayne Taylor and Cherisse Woonsam.
Made as St. Jules' student project for the Canadian Film Centre, the film incorporates both surreal fantasy and musical elements, with its visual style influenced by both Caravaggio and David LaChapelle.
The film premiered on June 7, 2004, at a screening series of short films by that year's CFC graduates. It was later screened at the 2004 Montreal World Film Festival,"What's screening today at the fest". Montreal Gazette, August 28, 2004. and the 2004 Toronto International Film Festival."14 Canadian Astral Media-supported films selected for the 29th Toronto International Film Festival(R), including Opening Night Gala 'Being Julia'". Canada NewsWire, August 24, 2004.
At the 2005 CFC Worldwide Short Film Festival, St. Jules won the Jackson-Triggs Award for Best Emerging Canadian Filmmaker."Short film festival long on prizes"]. National Post, June 21, 2005.
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