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Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Short Films Awards Winners

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SYDNEY INDIE FILM FESTIVAL – AWARDS 2019 – SHORT FILMS WINNERS

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BEST MALE LEAD

WE ARE DANCERS: HANS PIESBERGEN

BEST FEMALE LEAD

BUS STOP: VANESSA BAILEY

BEST COMING OF AGE

PEPPER

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY

INSTINCTS

BEST SCREENPLAY

REFRACTION

BEST MUSIC SCORE

WOMAN OF LIFE

BEST EDITING

SHE IS NOT YOUR TYPE

BEST PRODUCTION DESIGN

THEIR WAR

BEST SPECIAL EFFECTS

REBUILD

BEST TRAILER

INSTINCTS

BEST AUSTRALIAN FILM

REFRACTION

BEST DRAMA

WE ARE DANCERS

BEST COMEDY

IT’S CHRISTMAS

BEST ROMANTIC COMEDY

NICE GUY

BEST THRILLER

BLOOD MEANS NOTHING

BEST SCI-FI

WILLA

BEST ANIMATION

TRAP

BEST FAMILY FILM

COSMIC DANCER

BEST DOCUMENTARY

EMILY, YOU NEVER GIVE UP

BEST FEEL GOOD FILM

FRIENDZONED ISLAND

BEST HORROR

DAUGHTER OF DISMAY

EXTRA MILE AWARD

ALONE

INDIE SPIRIT AWARD

UNTITLED

UNSTOPPABLE CREATOR AWARD

THE FUNERAL DANCER

BEST DIRECTOR

BROLGA

BEST FILM

PORTRAITIST

MADE IN SYDNEY BEST FILM

STRANDED

MADE IN SYDNEY EXTRA MILE

REMOTE ACCESS

MADE IN SYDNEY INDIE SPIRIT

KEYS

MADE IN AUSTRALIA EXTRA MILE

LILY

AUSTRALIAN INDEPENDENT EXCELLENCE

STUART X

BEST MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS

LOST FOCUS

BEST TRUE STORY

DAILY BREAD

BEST ACTION

MY DARLING ALEX

BEST SOCIAL MEDIA STORY

HASHTAG

EXCELLENCE OF ACHIEVEMENT

THE MAN WITH A PILLOW FOR A FACE

Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 – Opening Night – 22nd October 5:30PM – The Decadent & Depraved

indie — Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:15:09 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 – 22nd October 5:30PM – Opening Night “The Decadent & Depraved” Feature Film+ Short Films “Puddles” “Schedule One”+ Q&A with the Filmmakers!

SUGGESTED ARRIVAL TIME: 5:15PM

For the Red Carpet Meetings & Greetings Shananigans

https://www.facebook.com/events/171920963728111

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-indie-film-festival-2018-opening-night-the-decadent-depraved-tickets-51283817278

FEATURE FILM:

The Decadent and Depraved

Directors Jordon Prince-Wright, Axel August, Australia

Cast: Michael Muntz, Ben Mortley, Steve Turner, Clarence Ryan

Synopsis: Starting as a student ‘fun’ project to being considered as Western Australia’s largest independent feature film,

“The Decadent and Depraved” is set in the late 1880s in a remote

and dark place in the outback of Western Australia telling

the story of Leon Murphy who leaves his wife and child

in a bid to ensure their safety. He is a wanted man but plans to

surrender himself into the hands of Her Majesty’s army to be hanged.

Unbeknownst to Leon, shortly after his departure his

wife is murdered in cold blood. Moreover, their daughter

Lillian is captured by a bunch of evil bounty hunters,

led by the cruel and gruesome priest, Maitland.

A tale of cat and mouse begins shortly thereafter as Leon is

transported by Police Captain, Dalton, on route to

be hanged in the local town. Dalton’s hopes for a trouble-free

journey are quickly dashed as he is faced with a series of

difficult obstacles – all consequences

of transporting such a high value target.

Within the ever-changing terrain of Western Australia,

the truth about Leon’s crime and his motives for seeking

punishment is revealed, leading everyone through

a chaotic tumble of revenge and murder.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/244205039

https://www.facebook.com/thedecadentanddepraved

SHORT FILMS:

Puddles

Director Scott Cadzow, Australia

Synopsis: Daily, Boris walks his dog Puddles around the scorched wastelands, reminiscing days of old.

Until an unexpected threat confronts them.

Schedule One

Director Michael Gosden, Australia

Cast: Steve Le Marquand, Jane Watt, Shane Emmett

Synopsis: Schedule One’ is a psychological thriller that follows Emily Rudon, a young probationary constable in her first week in the police force. In the early hours of a long night shift, Emily and her senior constable are called into a Schedule One. Where police are required to detain a mentally ill patient. Emily quickly discovers how ill-equipped her lack of training has made her in being able to save the people she’s sworn to protect.

Program subject to change without notice.

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Where Do We Go From Here – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:19:05 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Where Do We Go From Here – Sunday 18th October 6:30PM

Feature Film:

Where Do We Go From Here? (United Kingdom)

“What is the appeal for a 25 year old to live in a care home?” This is the question; dejected nurse Jen asks when she joins the ranks at the “Easy love care home”. She is surprised to find a 25-year-old man (James) living and working in the care home.

James and his three, elderly best fiends hatch a plan to go on one last adventure and the only medical cover they can get is the one person who doesn’t want to be around old people. Will their plan go off without a hitch or is there a sell by date on adventure?

Director: John McPhail
Cast: Tyler collins, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Alison Peebles, Richard Addison, Maryam Hamidi, Deirdre Murray

BUY TICKETS:

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Tierra Caliente – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:15:14 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Tierra Caliente – Showing Monday 19th October 6PM –True Story – Mexico + Short Films (Comedy, Thriller, Mini Doco)

Feature Film:

Tierra Caliente (Mexico)

This is the story of a family from the state of Guerrero, Mexico. As they go about their normal lives, they are caught in the crossfire between the Narco and the military. The film portrays how one hundred taxi drivers go on a search to find the missing husband of Daughter 2 and how the tragedy affects her and the rest of her family. The screenplay is transcript of conversations from the family recorded over a period of two years. Actors play the members of the family to protect their identity, but we are able to hear the actual recordings throughout the film, to remind the audience that these people are real.

Director: Laura Plancarte
Cast: Dimitri Andreas, Claudia Coulter, Anais, Alvarado, Christianne Oliveira

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Spilling Salt – Feature Documentary

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:12:17 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Spilling Salt – Showing Sunday 25th October 6:30PM

Spilling Salt (Mexico/Bolivia)

Bolivia holds a sea of salt, the heart of the spirit of the earth “pachamama” called Salar de Uyuni, the world larges reserve of lithium, at the time that protects us from UV rays. On the eve of a change of energy the entire planet, will share their future and destiny again

Director: Natalia Armienta Oikawa
Cast: Ximena Herrera

BOOK TICKETS:

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Seahorses – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:09:08 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Seahorses

Feature Film:

Seahorses (USA)

A lonely and intense man invites a mysterious woman he met on craigslist into his house. He gets much more than what he bargains for as this strange young woman takes over his life. What transpires is a dramatically intense and darkly comic journey about love, co-dependency and loss

Director: Jason Kartalian
Cast:Justine Wachsberger, Ian Hutton

BUY TICKETS:

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Primrose Lane – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:04:32 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Primrose Lane

Feature Film:

Primrose Lane (USA)

When Chris and Robin pay a visit to their friends’ home, they find the house curiously empty and unlocked. Their decision to enter triggers an irreversible chain of events, and evidence that suggests that they are not as alone as they think.

Director: Kathleen Davison, Cast: Kathleen Davison, Curtis Mark Williams, Alysia Reiner, Richard Riehle, April Matson, Chris Chee, Noah James Butler

BUY TICKETS:

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – No Letting Go – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 03:01:09 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – No Letting Go – Showing Saturday 24th October 2PM – Family Drama Based on True Events

Feature Film:

No Letting Go (USA)

Based on the award-winning short film “Illness”, “No Letting Go” tells the story of a young teenager struggling with a debilitating mental illness as his mom risks everything to save him without losing the rest of her family.

Director: Jonathan Bucari
Cast: Cheryl Allison, Richard Burgi, David Schallipp, Noah Silverman, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jan Uczkowski, Jack McCarthy, Julian Murdoch, Janet Hubert, Lee Bryant, Gabriel Rush, Neal Huff, Charlie Kilgore, Wyatt Ralff, Kathy Najimy, Alysia Reiner.

BOOK TICKETS:

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Love Socks – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 02:58:40 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Love Socks – Sunday 18th October 4PM – Romantic Comedy

Feature Film:

Love Socks (Australia)

The mismatches of love and body functions!

A heart warming story about the misunderstandings that get on the way of love. The silly little things that we make big deal about and end up letting stop us from fully embracing life and love.

As a child Frederica is diagnosed with a phenomenon called Reynolds Aguda, which means she will sneeze forever. She finds out that the only way to stop her affliction is to wear socks. The film unfolds the troubles that follows when she loses her socks. With close friends by her side helping her through, she might be able to find love after all.

LOVE SOCKS is an entertaining look into love, family, friends and body functions conflicts.

LOVE SOCKS is partly based in true events.

Director: Shailla Quadra
Cast: Michelle Mattiuzzi, Shailla Quadra, Olga Assabgy, Amber Gokken, Adam Williamson, Rhys Gillmer, Natalie Rose, Samantha Beames, Paul Armstrong, Khanh Trieu, Matthew Grego, Tia Malouhi, Joseph Famularo

BUY TICKETS:

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man – Feature Film

indie — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 02:54:25 +0000

Sydney Indie Film Festival – The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man – Showing Wednesday 21th October 6PM

Feature Film:

The Life and Death of an Unhappily Married Man (USA)

Sydney Indie Film Festival» FEATURE FILMS 2015

Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – Short Films Awards Winners

Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 – Opening Night – 22nd October 5:30PM – The Decadent & Depraved

Sydney Indie Film Festival 2018 – 22nd October 5:30PM – Opening Night “The Decadent & Depraved” Feature Film+ Short Films “Puddles” “Schedule One”+ Q&A with the Filmmakers!

SUGGESTED ARRIVAL TIME: 5:15PM

For the Red Carpet Meetings & Greetings Shananigans

FEATURE FILM:

The Decadent and Depraved

Directors Jordon Prince-Wright, Axel August, Australia

Cast: Michael Muntz, Ben Mortley, Steve Turner, Clarence Ryan

Synopsis: Starting as a student ‘fun’ project to being considered as Western Australia’s largest independent feature film,

“The Decadent and Depraved” is set in the late 1880s in a remote

and dark place in the outback of Western Australia telling

the story of Leon Murphy who leaves his wife and child

in a bid to ensure their safety. He is a wanted man but plans to

surrender himself into the hands of Her Majesty’s army to be hanged.

Unbeknownst to Leon, shortly after his departure his

wife is murdered in cold blood. Moreover, their daughter

Lillian is captured by a bunch of evil bounty hunters,

led by the cruel and gruesome priest, Maitland.

A tale of cat and mouse begins shortly thereafter as Leon is

transported by Police Captain, Dalton, on route to

be hanged in the local town. Dalton’s hopes for a trouble-free

journey are quickly dashed as he is faced with a series of

difficult obstacles – all consequences

of transporting such a high value target.

Within the ever-changing terrain of Western Australia,

the truth about Leon’s crime and his motives for seeking

punishment is revealed, leading everyone through

a chaotic tumble of revenge and murder.

Trailer: https://vimeo.com/244205039

SHORT FILMS:

Puddles

Director Scott Cadzow, Australia

Synopsis: Daily, Boris walks his dog Puddles around the scorched wastelands, reminiscing days of old.

Until an unexpected threat confronts them.

Schedule One

Director Michael Gosden, Australia

Cast: Steve Le Marquand, Jane Watt, Shane Emmett

Program subject to change without notice.

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Where Do We Go From Here – Feature Film

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Where Do We Go From Here – Sunday 18th October 6:30PM

Feature Film:

Where Do We Go From Here? (United Kingdom)

“What is the appeal for a 25 year old to live in a care home?” This is the question; dejected nurse Jen asks when she joins the ranks at the “Easy love care home”. She is surprised to find a 25-year-old man (James) living and working in the care home.

James and his three, elderly best fiends hatch a plan to go on one last adventure and the only medical cover they can get is the one person who doesn’t want to be around old people. Will their plan go off without a hitch or is there a sell by date on adventure?

Director: John McPhail Cast: Tyler collins, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Alison Peebles, Richard Addison, Maryam Hamidi, Deirdre Murray

BUY TICKETS:

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Tierra Caliente – Feature Film

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Tierra Caliente – Showing Monday 19th October 6PM –True Story – Mexico + Short Films (Comedy, Thriller, Mini Doco)

Feature Film:

Tierra Caliente (Mexico)

Director: Laura Plancarte Cast: Dimitri Andreas, Claudia Coulter, Anais, Alvarado, Christianne Oliveira

BUY TICKETS:

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Spilling Salt – Feature Documentary

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Spilling Salt – Showing Sunday 25th October 6:30PM

Spilling Salt (Mexico/Bolivia)

Bolivia holds a sea of salt, the heart of the spirit of the earth “pachamama” called Salar de Uyuni, the world larges reserve of lithium, at the time that protects us from UV rays. On the eve of a change of energy the entire planet, will share their future and destiny again

Director: Natalia Armienta Oikawa Cast: Ximena Herrera

BOOK TICKETS:

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Seahorses – Feature Film

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Seahorses

Feature Film:

Seahorses (USA)

A lonely and intense man invites a mysterious woman he met on craigslist into his house. He gets much more than what he bargains for as this strange young woman takes over his life. What transpires is a dramatically intense and darkly comic journey about love, co-dependency and loss

Director: Jason Kartalian Cast:Justine Wachsberger, Ian Hutton

BUY TICKETS:

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Primrose Lane – Feature Film

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Primrose Lane

Feature Film:

Primrose Lane (USA)

When Chris and Robin pay a visit to their friends’ home, they find the house curiously empty and unlocked. Their decision to enter triggers an irreversible chain of events, and evidence that suggests that they are not as alone as they think.

Director: Kathleen Davison, Cast: Kathleen Davison, Curtis Mark Williams, Alysia Reiner, Richard Riehle, April Matson, Chris Chee, Noah James Butler

BUY TICKETS:

Sydney Indie Film Festival – No Letting Go – Feature Film

Sydney Indie Film Festival – No Letting Go – Showing Saturday 24th October 2PM – Family Drama Based on True Events

Feature Film:

No Letting Go (USA)

Based on the award-winning short film “Illness”, “No Letting Go” tells the story of a young teenager struggling with a debilitating mental illness as his mom risks everything to save him without losing the rest of her family.

Director: Jonathan Bucari Cast: Cheryl Allison, Richard Burgi, David Schallipp, Noah Silverman, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jan Uczkowski, Jack McCarthy, Julian Murdoch, Janet Hubert, Lee Bryant, Gabriel Rush, Neal Huff, Charlie Kilgore, Wyatt Ralff, Kathy Najimy, Alysia Reiner.

Director: John McPhail
Cast: Tyler collins, Lucy-Jane Quinlan, Alison Peebles, Richard Addison, Maryam Hamidi, Deirdre Murray

Director: Laura Plancarte
Cast: Dimitri Andreas, Claudia Coulter, Anais, Alvarado, Christianne Oliveira

Director: Natalia Armienta Oikawa
Cast: Ximena Herrera

Director: Jason Kartalian
Cast:Justine Wachsberger, Ian Hutton

Director: Jonathan Bucari
Cast: Cheryl Allison, Richard Burgi, David Schallipp, Noah Silverman, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Jan Uczkowski, Jack McCarthy, Julian Murdoch, Janet Hubert, Lee Bryant, Gabriel Rush, Neal Huff, Charlie Kilgore, Wyatt Ralff, Kathy Najimy, Alysia Reiner.

Director: Shailla Quadra
Cast: Michelle Mattiuzzi, Shailla Quadra, Olga Assabgy, Amber Gokken, Adam Williamson, Rhys Gillmer, Natalie Rose, Samantha Beames, Paul Armstrong, Khanh Trieu, Matthew Grego, Tia Malouhi, Joseph Famularo

Director: Josh Hope
Cast:Tommy Beardmore, Rusty Schwimmer, Robyn Coffin
D’arcy Fellona, Sean Patrick Leonard