Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – True Stories Short Films – THURSDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 5:30PM
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2019 – True Stories Short Films - THURSDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 5:30PM
Short films from Australia & World inspired by true events! Watch the films & Participate in the Q&As with the Filmmakers!
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A Parting Gift, Andrew McMartin, Australia
Language: English
Cast: Jade Fuda, Amrik Tumbler, Craig Walker
Synopsis: When Wendy finally has a chance to go on a romantic date with an amazing guy, will the perfect night leave a lasting memory or will a unforeseeable mistake ruin this dream before it has even began ?
DUKE, Thiago Dadalt, United States, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-akCFoPawKg
Language: English
Cast: Robert Solomon , Piercey Dalton
Synopsis: Duke is a heartwarming story about a nonverbal autistic 17-year-old struggling in school and at home. With an overprotective mother and barely-there father, Duke must fight to find his voice, stay in school, and keep his family from falling apart. Based on a True Story.
Logline: When a nonverbal autistic teen’s family is falling apart, he must find his voice to keep them together. Based on a True Story.
State of Flow, Hendricksen Armand, United States,
Language: English
Synopsis: 4 hula hoopers explore the feeling of the elusive State of Flow.
Tank Man, Robert Anthony Peters, United States
Language: English
Cast: Eddie Shan
Synopsis: Tank Man is the story of the iconic gentleman who stood in front of and stopped a line of tanks after the Tienanmen Square massacre of June 4, 1989. All that is known of this man are the images that were recorded of his acts. This film is a speculation of what he went through the day he took his courageous steps 30 years ago.
The Story of Bin, Tian Guan, China, https://vimeo.com/219927567
Language: Chinese
Cast: Bowen Sun, Shiyi Liu, Haifeng Ma, Zheng Liu, Yifei Guo, Lei Li
Synopsis: In order to avoid being bullied from two hooligans, Xiao Bin, a 13 years old son of immigrant, attempts to join a teenager street gang.
Tremble, Ricky Townsend, New Zealand,
Language: English
Cast: Ocean Jones, Harrison Searancke
Synopsis: This short film is dedicated to the people of Christchurch, New Zealand.
Māori myth tells of an unborn god, Rūaumoko. Within the womb of the Earth Mother Papatūānuku, the unborn god kicks. With each push Rūaumoko makes, the ground above shakes.
This is a dramatization of the 2010 Christchurch Earthquake; the forerunner to the infamous 2011 Quake which shattered the Garden City and its people. Through the eyes of Faith, you will experience the quake as the people felt it and see how it haunts them to this day.
The 2011 Quake is a significant part of Christchurch history and New Zealand. It must not be forgotten.
The ground will tremble soon.
Program subject to change without notice.
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