2008 NSI DRAMA PRIZE
Written by Jody Richardson and Jordan Canning
Produced by Laura Churchill
Directed by Jordan Canning
Featuring Neil Butler
At the height of his career, a renowned concert pianist is suddenly struck with a strange affliction: one by one, he is losing the use of his fingers. As he struggles to adjust to each new loss, fate continues to mock him, and he falls face first from grace. Just when he thinks he’s hit rock bottom, the universe intervenes.
“At times poignant, irreverent and wildly absurd, Jordan Canning's Countdown delivers a humourously surreal and well-crafted story with an epic performance from Neil Butler, wonderful cinematography by Gareth Roberts but always at its core is Canning's deft comedic touch. It signals to the filmmaking community there's a new talent on the scene; Canning is a cinematic Maestro definitely to watch.”
- Warren P. Sonoda,
Director, Coopers' Camera, The Puck Hogs, Ham & Cheese.
