Crackin' Down Hard is a Canadian short comedy film, directed by Mike Clattenburg and released in 2012.[1] The films stars Nicolas Wright as a man trying to relax in isolation in California's Joshua Tree National Park, when another man (Yoursie Thomas) shows up to offer him a prostitute.

Crackin' Down Hard
Directed byMike Clattenburg
Written byMike Clattenburg
Nicolas Wright
Yoursie Thomas
Produced byMike Clattenburg
Nicolas Wright
StarringNicolas Wright
Yoursie Thomas
CinematographyJonathan Hoeg
Edited byMike Clattenburg
Nicolas Wright
Release date
  • September 10, 2012 (2012-09-10) (TIFF)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2012 Toronto International Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention from the Best Canadian Short Film award jury.[2] In December 2012, the film was named to TIFF's annual year-end Canada's Top Ten list for short films.[3]

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  1. ^ Angelo Murreda, "Short Cuts Canada: Programme #3". Torontoist, September 10, 2012.
  2. ^ Liam Lacey, "Silver Linings Playbook takes top TIFF prize". The Globe and Mail, September 17, 2012.
  3. ^ Brian D. Johnson, "Canada’s top 10 movies in 2012, according to TIFF". Maclean's, December 4, 2012.
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