It is a somewhat modernized retelling that takes place at sometime in the 1900s, in the town Verton, rather than Oz. However, the book of the same name, which tells the origins of the character, is cited by opening intertitles as the source. Although the basic premise is nearly identical, much of the details and all names and locations have been changed. This is partially due to the film's satirical look at criminal reenactments, as it states at the beginning that names "have been changed to protect the innocent." Perhaps the most interesting change that story makes, though, is the origin of the curse upon the Tinman's Axe, which is changed from being the Witch to being a curse from God. This film won a short filmmaking award at Sundance. -{en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tin_Woodman}

Director: Ray Tintori
Starring: Jeff Delauter, Sophia Holman, Lee Pender, Marvin Illman, Michael Preston, Max Goldblatt
Music: Dan Romer and Benh Zeitlin

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