75 Watts is a Canadian short documentary film, directed by John Cullen and released in 2011. The film centres on Matt Giordano, a drummer from Denver, Colorado who has Tourette syndrome, which he describes as being like "a 75-watt lightbulb that's been plugged into a thousand-watt outlet", and profiles his efforts to cope with the challenges of the condition through music.[1]

75 Watts
Directed byJohn Cullen
Produced byJohn Cullen
StarringMatt Giordano
CinematographyJohn Cullen
Edited byPaul Proulx
Production
company
Buck Productions
Release date
  • April 29, 2011 (2011-04-29) (Hot Docs)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada

The film premiered at the 2011 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival. It was screened at the Palm Springs International Festival of Short Films in June, where it won the award for Best Documentary Short.[2]

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Short Documentary Film at the 32nd Genie Awards.[3]

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  1. ^ Kathy Giordano and Matt Giordano, A Family's Quest for Rhythm: Living with Tourette, ADD, OCD & Challenging Behaviors. Lulu.com, 2012. ISBN 9781105978487. p. 70.
  2. ^ Pat Saperstein, "Palm Springs Shorts fest awards prizes". Variety, June 27, 2011.
  3. ^ "The complete list of 2012 Genie nominations". The Globe and Mail, January 17, 2012.
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