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Man Bites Shorts

Combining humor, insight, and brevity, six short films explore love, basketball, bicycles, and what it means to be a man.

Series

Independent Lens

Premiere Date

December 30, 2003

Length

60 minutes

Dan Cronin

Producer

Dave Munro

Producer

Martha Pinson

Producer

Tom Putnam

Producer

Tom Putnam has been named one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Film by Filmmaker Magazine and is a recipient of over a dozen screenwriting and short film awards, including the IFP Fast Track Award. His previous short films include Broadcast 23 (Sundance 2005) and Tom Hits His Head, an official selection of more than 200 film festivals and one of the most widely seen short films of all-time. In addition to Tom Hits His Head, he produced and directed the award-winning ITVS documentary Red White Black & Blue, and produced the upcoming feature Marwencol, which will have its broadcast premiere on Independent Lens in early 2011.