Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Made in Australia Short Films Part 1 – SATURDAY, 26TH OCTOBER, 2PM
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Made in Australia Short Films Part 1 – SATURDAY, 26TH OCTOBER, 2PM
The best selection of Short Films Made in Australia! Watch the films & Participate in the Q&As with the Filmmakers!
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A Rare Breed, Thomas José Field, Australia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5Lp4SWK3Uo
Language: English
Synopsis: Rob is a world renowned chicken breeder from Tasmania who has traveled all over the world to exhibit his chickens, as well as his own body…
Bully, Sean Windsor, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Melis Selvi, Emily Thomas, Katherina Kajer
Synopsis: A documentary style drama; A 14-year-old girl falls victim to both physical and emotional bullying. She overcomes her depression through boxing and forms an unlikely friendship with her attacker.
AMY, a documentary filmmaker is producing a story on TALYA who has been attacked and mentally abused at school by RAYA. Over the course of 2 years, Amy documents Talya’s positive life changes and uncovers some confronting realities of abuse in Raya’s life.
Amy was first drawn to Talya’s story when she saw footage online of Talya being physically beaten by a fellow student Raya.
Seeing early interviews of the documentary with Talya and her family, it is evident the impact of the bullying caused an intense emotional breakdown, stress and anxiety for Talya and she had to be moved to another school.
Some time passes and Talya has been making friends at her new school, forming positive relationships, she has started self-defence and is growing into a confident young girl. In an unlikely turn of events Raya and Talya, once rivals, are now friends.
In the final moments of the film we are reminded that their relationship although beautiful is among the few, and that life is indeed short.
Call Connect, Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen, Australia, https://vimeo.com/313064202
Language: English
Cast: Caithlin O’Loughlen, Brendan Rock
Synopsis: A young helpline operator takes her first call.
DICK., James Hunter, Australia, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ct8af8oDZco
Language: English
Cast: Oliver Ackland, Greg Fleet, Tilly Legge, Kieren Murray, Sam Petersen, Nigel Agyekumhene, Chloe Gavin, Nick Ling, Lucas Hayes
Synopsis: An obsessive loner from a private detective agency is robbed of his laptop and goes after it in a desperate attempt to regain control of his personal life.
Heaven, Sam McGowan, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Indiana Williams, Karl Richmond, Mikhayla Dennis, Gemma Carfi
Synopsis: A shy teenager attempts to manipulate a game of seven minutes in heaven so he can confess his feelings to the boy he is infatuated with.
It’s Christmas, Owen Smith, Australia, https://vimeo.com/293852263
Language: English
Cast: Gary Sweet, Gabriel Stoltz, Tamara McLaughlin
Synopsis: It’s Darren’s first Christmas with the in-laws and his only job is to bring the prawns, but when a mystery illness takes hold of the family, the fight for their approval becomes a fight for his life.
Little Beauty, Mick Lowenstein, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Connor Carthy, Joshua Scott, Matthew Stolp, Jared Goldsmith, Jon Lenthall
Synopsis: After winning the country football grand final, Jade the team captain, finds out that the club’s major sponsor has pulled out. The team manager, Russell, tries to convince Jade to enter the “You Little Beauty” Pageant to help raise funds. In an op shop, Jade and his mates run into Matthew, a young gay man and tease him. Matthew stands up for himself, inflaming Jade’s aggression. Matthew compares Jade’s violence to his father, which forces Jade to reflect on his actions. Jade reluctantly takes part in the pageant but the event is upstaged by Matthew appearing in stunning drag. The player’s taunting becomes violent. Jade finds the courage to stand up for the person he’d previously abused and points out Matthew’s courage to the rest of the town.
Old Fart, David O’Brien, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Robin Royce Queree, Jennie Dibley, Ryder Jordan, Suzie Ramadan, Bass Hathaway
Synopsis: The silver haired gent can be spiritual but he’s cranky and fading to invisible. Having trouble believing in his worth, he hires a film crew to tell us about his predicament.
These Walls, Susanna van Aswegen, Australia, https://vimeo.com/303035047
Language: English
Cast: Cate Feldmann, Candice Hill, Oscar Bailey
Synopsis: Julia, a protective single parent who works night shifts to make ends meet, worries that her ageing mother, Valerie, may no longer be capable of looking after her son, Eric, after school. Meanwhile, Julia is unaware of the valuable bond that has formed between her mother and her son over their love for creative expression in the form of street art.
Logline: With a common passion for street art, a free spirited grandmother and her grandson are forced to share their secret with his concerned single mother and prove that age has no barriers or limitations.
Wild as, Olivier Bonenfant, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Daniel Hurkenesis, Bernard Peasley
Synopsis: An Aussie is walking in the bush with an enthusiastic tourist. The tourist is thrilled but also scared of the prospect of seeing dangerous Aussie animals in the wild of Victoria. The Aussie on the other hand doesn’t think anything is dangerous. We’ll see who’s right.
Wonderland, Frances Baldasarro, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Melissa Haydee, Scott Toohey, Kristian Santic
Synopsis: Quirky, offbeat, and awkward Alice, attempts to get into the most prestigious dance school in the country. Overly optimistic, she is determined to share her unique gifts with the world.
Program subject to change without notice.
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