Starring ROGER GANS as HAROLD WALKER
With DENISE BARTALO, RICHARD KENDRICK & SKYLAR DAVIS
Loosely based on the age-old idiom, “a blind husband and a deaf wife are always a happy couple,” this slow-burn comedic short follows the efforts of a peculiar old man who flees his lackluster marriage through a convoluted yet effective series of events.
written and directed by TARYN WARD
director of photography MICHAEL FALLER
assistant camera KEVIN FLANAGAN
location sound STEVEN DIFIORE
original score by DANIEL JAMES
edited by JOSEPH RAYMOND
sound design & mix by MICHAEL ODMARK
colorist DUSTIN WADSWORTH
TRT: 05:56, 2.39:1
Shot in Rochester, NY, 2022
In this deadpan ode to new beginnings, “The Whole World and His Wife” revolves around an aging shyster who, despite having an exceptional know-how for swindling, exclusively applies his experience to unusual and low stakes situations. After copying the answers of an eye exam chart onto his arm in an effort to renew his license, Harold Walker counterfeits a rare postage stamp and trades it to an unsuspecting collector. We soon find Harold fleeing his colorless marriage with the used car he received in the exchange.
