title: Hole in the Paper Sky
text: # Hole in the Paper Sky
  
  Hole in the Paper Sky is 2008 short drama film directed by Bill Purple and produced by Jessica Biel and Michelle Purple of Iron Ocean Films. It stars Jason Clarke, Jessica Biel, Garry Marshall, Stephen Collins and Jeff Nordling and features an original score by Kerry Muzzey. It was released August 7, 2008 at the HollyShorts Film Festival.
  
  ## Plot
  
  Howard Ferp (Clarke) is a brilliant, but misanthropic, math genius who inexplicably becomes drawn to a friendship with a doomed laboratory dog.
  
  ## Cast
  
  * Jason Clarke as Howard Ferp
  * Jessica Biel as Karen Watkins
  * Garry Marshall as Warren
  * Stephen Collins as Mr. Benson
  * Jeffrey Nordling as Prof. Cory
  
  ## Awards
  
  Completed in 2008 and released on iTunes and ShortsTV in 2010, Hole in the Paper Sky has garnered numerous awards and honors including:
  
  * Beverly Hills Film Festival
     * Best Short Film
     * Best Screenplay
  * Florida Film Festival
     * Best Short Film
  * Charleston International Film Festival
     * Best Short Film
  * South Dakota Film Festival
     * Best Director
  
  and has been honored at the Holly Shorts Film Festival and Australia’s Flickerfest.
  
  