Age 13

Age 13
Directed by	Arthur Swerdloff
Written by	Arthur Swerdloff
Produced by	Sid Davis
Starring	Michael Keslin
Cinematography	Sid Davis
Edited by	Arthur Swerdloff
Music by	Kevin Moore
Running time	27 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Age 13 is an educational film by Sid Davis released in 1955. It is property of the public domain. The film centers on Andrew, a thirteen-year-old boy stricken with grief over the recent death of his mother. On the day of her death her radio stops working, and Andrew believes that if he can repair it his mother will return. He is left with a cold, emotionally distant stepfather. He is also teased relentlessly in school, which leads him to bring a gun with him. During an altercation with another student in a physical education class, he fires the gun, injuring no one. Following the incident he receives counseling, is administered a Rorschach inkblot test and is encouraged to open up emotionally. However, his stepfather becomes increasingly brutal. Andrew commits a virtual murder by destroying a photograph of his stepfather, whom he blames for his mother's death; afraid his feelings will lead him to actual homicide, he runs away. By film's end he has recovered, and is adopted by his aunt and her husband.

Musician Kevin Moore selected this film as inspiration for the Chroma Key album Graveyard Mountain Home. The film is included on DVD in a special edition of the album, playing at half speed and featuring the album's music soundtrack as opposed to the original.

Availability

The film is in public domain and can be downloaded freely from www.archive.org.

• Part 1
• Part 2

External links

• Age 13 at IMDb