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Coin Slot

Nearing the anniversary of a traumatic attack, a paraplegic writer navigates the many shades of trauma and healing.

 

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Director
Cast

Scott Jones, George Woodhouse, Jessica Chapman, Mary Fay Coady, Joss MacNeil

Credits
Country of Origin

Canada

Year

2021

Language

English

Film Contact
Content Warning

Coarse language

PG
17 min

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Credits

Producer

Aly Kelly

Screenwriter

Scott Jones

Cinematography

Andrew MacCormack

Editor

Brendan Mills

Original Music

Katharine Petkovski

Director

Scott Jones headshot, Coin Slot director

Scott Jones

Scott Jones is a filmmaker and playwright from Nova Scotia. Scott worked with filmmaker Laura Wayne and the NFB to create the feature documentary, Love, Scott (2018). His play, I Forgive You, that he co-wrote with Robert Chafe, premiered at the Saint John’s Arts and Culture Centre in August 2022. Coin Slot (2022) is Jones’ first short film in a directing/writing role.

Filmography: Love, Scott (2018)