Category Archive: SHORT FILMS 2015

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Willa – Showing Saturday 17th October 2015, 4PM Short Film: Willa (Germany) A railway station in the middle of nowhere. David is looking for his girlfriend: Willa. They were on their way to their own wedding, when an accident made them stuck at a small railway station. Now Willa is …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Total Awesome Viking Power – Showing Saturday 17th October 2015, 4PM Short Film: Total Awesome Viking Power (USA) When Viking role player Vidar is sidelined to “the land of the dead” he seeks help of the god Odin, who agrees to teach Vidar the ways of the Vikings if he …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Spoilt – Showing Friday 23th October 2015, 7PM Short Film: Spoilt (Australia) Vlad has been pushed over the edge. Whilst enjoying something he so dearly loves, his friend Jesse inadvertently spoils it all for him. This sends him in a mental spiral, and he exacts revenge in the worst way …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Separation – Showing Sunday 25th October 2015, 2PM Short Film: Separation (USA) A recently divorced family, comprised of a mother, father, and little girl, struggles to assimilate to their new lives. The girl, Abigail, resorts to surprising alternative methods to cope. Director: Andrew Schwarz Cast:Shea Saracino, Suzanne Rydz, Mark Lyons, …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – See Me Now – Showing Monday 19th October 2015, 6PM See Me Now (UK/Fiji/India/Nigeria/Australia) See Me Now is a fashion film inspired by the quote – “The darker the skin, the uglier they’re considered”. Upon hearing that, I called upon models and designers of colour to showcase the beauty of …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Pretty Boy – Showing Tuesday 20th October 2015, 6PM Short Film: Pretty Boy (USA) Sean is taken to a motel and is given a prostitute for his 18th birthday by his father. He must sleep with her to “fix” his questionable homosexuality. Aside from acceptance, “Pretty Boy” is about confidence, …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Poker Face – Showing Wednesday 21th October 2015, 8:30PM Short Film: Poker Face   Poker Face is a story about marriage, friendship, and very high stakes poker. Stephen and Brian sit down for a friendly game of poker, but as the game progresses, it becomes clear they are playing for …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – My Christmas Wish – Sunday 18th October 2015, 2PM Short Film: My Christmas Wish (USA) A spirited and determined young girl, full of hope and heart, shows her family and friends that it is far better to give than receive. Director: James Tumminia Cast: Andreas Beckett, Louis Dezseran, Tara Emerson, …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Mr Dentonn – Showing Wednesday 21th October 2015, 8:30PM Short Film: Mr Dentonn (Spain) On a cold winter night, Laura reads his brother David the story of a strange creature that attacks children. Suddenly, a shiver runs Laura’s body, feeling a strange presence in the house. It’s him. Director: Ivan …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Mediation – Showing Wednesday 21th October 2015, 8:30PM Short Film: Mediation (USA) A divorce mediation spirals out of control for a husband (Freddy Rodriguez), his soon-to-be ex-wife (Marley Shelton) and their court-appointed mediator (Marilyn Sanabria) Director: Francisco Lorite Cast: Freddy Rodriguez, Marley Shelton, Marilyn Sanabria BUY TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/sydney-indie-film-festival-8511899110  

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Meat – Showing Monday 19th October 2015, 8:30PM Short Film: Meat (USA) Desperate for work, Darren agrees to a one-day trial as a door-to-door meat salesman. Director: Michael Forstein Cast: John Cromwell, Caleb Carlson, Pearce Bunting, Sari Lennick, Joanna Harmon   BUY TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/sydney-indie-film-festival-8511899110  

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Max – Saturday 17th October 2015, 2PM Short Film: Max (USA) Some decisions are tough. A very hard day in the life of Annette Davis…. Director: Rajesh Naroth Cast: Bettina Devin, Quinn Saunders     BUY TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sydney-indie-film-festival-australiens-tickets-18930698228  

Sydney Indie Film Festival – The Man Who Couldn’t Cry – Showing Tuesday 20th October 2015, 8:30PM Short Film: The Man Who Couldn’t Cry (Germany) “The Man Who Couldn ́t Cry” is the story about a man who feels like he is different than everybody else, because he never cried a tear in his life. …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Love Anything – Showing Sunday 18th October 2015, 4PM – Short Film: Love Anything (Switzerland) Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung. This is the story of a broken heart. Director: Etienne Theytaz Key Cast: Céline Weber, Jorge Couto, Niels Lerjen     BUY TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/sydney-indie-film-festival-8511899110  

Sydney Indie Film Festival – Lady Luck (United Kingdom) – Sunday 18th October 2015, 4PM Short Film: Lady Luck (United Kingdom) A young boy attempts to win back his mother’s love. Based on a short story by DH Lawrence ‘The Rocking Horse Winner’. Director: Jo Lewis Cast; Adam Thomas Wright, Abigail Titmuss, Richard Strange, Tav …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Lady Luck – Showing Saturday 24th October 2015, 6:30PM Short Films: Lady Luck (Australia) In a world where the line between dream and reality is blurred, an ambitious young gambler plays to win a high stakes underground poker game in a sports car warehouse when Lady Luck materializes into an …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Janne of Love – Showing Monday 19th October 2015, 6PM Short Films: Janne of Love (Bulgaria) “Janne of love” is a humorous investigation of the communicational problems, cultural differences and prejudices of contemporary Europeans. Bulgarian, Finnish and English language “get along, hide real intentions and clash” just like the characters, …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Jackie Boy – Showing Saturday 24th October 2015, 4PM Short Films: Jackie Boy (USA) In a world morally bankrupt by social media, Jackie Boy doesn’t belong. He lurks in the shadows of the streets seeking vengeance on the selfie generation. He is in love with Angie, who isn’t like the …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – The Idea of Growing Old – Sunday 18th October 2015, 6:30PM Short Films: The Idea of Growing Old (USA) Ellen best friend is too young to get married; or at least she feels too young to let him. In the dressing room before the wedding she scoffs at his oh-so-mature …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – I Lost My Dream – Showing Saturday 24th October 2015, 2PM Short Films: I Lost My Dream (Australia/Guatemala/Mexico) Not all your dreams will come true. Moacir Zeledon learnt this the when he was only a boy. Leaving a Nicaraguan life of poverty and abuse he set his sights on America …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Hai-ti-a – Showing Friday 23th October 2015, 5PM Short Films: Hai-ti-a (Taiwan) It’s a short film to appeal to stop killing dolphins. On the west coast of Taiwan, people used to kill dolphins for different meals. Even though it is prohibited by government, there are still many illegal markets to …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Gluttony – Showing Saturday 24th October 2015, 2PM Short Films: Gluttony (Taiwan) This is a story about a gluttonous monster In Chinese myth in which people described it as a mouth of beast and it ate everything . Finally, the greed monster ate too much and died. However, the gluttonous …

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Sydney Indie Film Festival – Glow – Sunday 18th 2015, October 4PM Short Films: Glow (Australia) Glow is everywhere and it’s highly addictive, just because it’s the light from a smartphone does that make it any less destructive than a drug? Director:Ren Thackham   BUY TICKETS: http://www.eventbrite.com.au/o/sydney-indie-film-festival-8511899110