Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Coming of Age Short Films – SUNDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2PM
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Coming of Age Short Films – SUNDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2PM
A lovely session of feel good coming of age short films! Watch the films & Participate in the Q&As with the Filmmakers!
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Arthur, Blessed, Dylan Nyerges, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Charlie Dunn, Rachel Forsyth, Will Bergman, Jacy Lewis
Synopsis: A young boy with Tourettes Syndrome seeks to join his conservative church’s choir.
Butterfly, Douglas McNeil, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Matthew Schena, Susie Luong, Sam Winspear-Schillings, Josephine Croft, Celia Handscombe, Lachlan McKillop
Synopsis: A boy is cursed by the wicked witch who torments his local primary school, and his younger brother must risk everything to save him.
Cosmic Dancer, Emily O’Brien, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Ryan Cleland, Bettie Belle Kay, Tristan McKinnon, Craig Scott
Synopsis: Based around a primary school talent show – ALISTAIR, an introverted 10 year old is thrown into the world of magic when he comes across a leather bound magician’s book by MAGIC ETOLIES’ – one of the most famous magicians to have practiced. Alistair meets MARGARET, an outspoken witty 10 year old with the confidence of an 85 year old man – who helps him on his endeavour.
Keys, Jeremiah Puni, Australia, https://vimeo.com/363802254
Language: English
Cast: Sarah Takau, Annidette Puni, Roslyn Hall
Synopsis: KEYS is a story of Lei, a 16-year-old piano prodigy who lives in the Western Sydney suburbs. Struggling to survive, she uses her talents on the ivory keys as a constructive creative outlet. Torn between her mentor Mrs Hagedorn and her mother Cecilia, Lei is seeking to win her mother’s affection, even if for a day.
Pencil, Gina Tan, Singapore, https://vimeo.com/282786127
Language: Chinese
Cast: Isabelle , Lisa
Synopsis: Have you ever bought a mechanical pencil with a missing eraser?
Wenxin spots her best friend Joanne stealing an eraser from a mechanical pencil at the bookshop. She faces the impossible dilemma of choosing between friendship and her moral principles.
Pepper, Anna-Maria Barbaro, Australia, https://youtu.be/Pnp3yeljR2M
Language: English
Cast: Ruby Brooks, Lynn Roise, Antonia Abou-Antoun, Olivia Ayoub, Dirk Nagel
Synopsis: In 1960s rural Australia, a young girl named Pepper and her classmates are subjected to a narcissistic school teacher, Ms Harpie, and the abuse of corporal punishment. Together with her two friends, Rachel and Susie, Pepper embarks on an adventure of mischievous pranks to restore the balance of power.
Program subject to change without notice.
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