The Writer

The Writer is a 2016 short produced by Tar City Productions directed by H. Fritz Bishop and Kenzie Cameron. This short is the first production of Tar City, written by Fritz, filmed and edited by Kenzie, shot in the Tarbox.

The short is a grotesque parody of the writing process performed by Fritz and released on May 2nd, 2016.

Production
The concept for the film was conceived by Fritz and shot in an unoccupied room of the Tarbox by Kenzie Cameron.

Fritz dressed the set with his own empty beer bottles, textbooks, clothes, posters, and personal items.

The alcohol and marijuana which Fritz consumes in the film are real, while the bodily fluids are all made of various food products.

The film was edited by Kenzie Cameron and released less than a week after production.

The stack of textbooks next to the typewriter are all reference materials which Fritz read while researching his English thesis for a Bachelor of Arts degree at Cape Breton University.

A form for the grants to individual through Arts Nova Scotia which Fritz applied to for funding on Bigsby also appears next to the typewriter. The short was meant to serve as support material for the film's application, which was outright rejected.

The artwork and paintings which appear on the walls were made by Fritz, while the blueprints are actual schematics from the construction site of the Sydney Mines.

The crew would write, film, and release another short, entitled Comfort Food on May 9th, 2016.