
2017 PROGRAM
A Writer and Three Script Editors Walk Into a Bar
3 minutes - Comedy - Directed by Matthew Saville
The agony of being a screenwriter
Adelaide Film Festival: Official Selection
Bluey
13 minutes - Drama - Directed by Darlene Johnson
An angry young woman, trapped in a life of violence, is saved by boxing
Australian Director’s Guild: Best Director of a Short Film
Sydney Film Festival: Best Short Screenplay
First Peoples Festival Montreal: Best Short Film
Habits
3 minutes - Animation - Directed by Katherine Sarpi
A woman in need of self-improvement
Victorian College of the Arts student film
Two Men
4 minutes - Drama - Directed by Dominic Allen
A philosophical observation on two men running, based on Kafka’s “Passers-by”
Dendy Australian Short Film of the Year finalist
Melbourne International Film Festival: Emerging Australian Filmmaker
Sydney Film Festival: Official Selection
My Best Friend is Stuck on the Ceiling
10 minutes - Comedy - Directed by Matthew Vesely
Connor, secretly in love with Rachel, plans to give her a birthday present that may knock her off her feet
Adelaide Film Festival: Official Selection
Flickerfest: Official Selection
The Blue Ducks
10 minutes - Drama - Directed by Ellen Richardson
A teenager must challenge her younger sister so as not to lose face in front of her friends
Victorian College of the Arts student film
The Mother Situation
7 minutes - Dark Comedy - Directed by Matt Day
Three siblings agree to "assist" their terminally ill mother
Tropfest 2017: Best Film
Home
1 minute - Animation - Directed by Anastasia Dyakova
A spider makes a comfy home inside a shoe
Victorian College of the Arts student film
Charlie
3 minutes - Animation - Directed by Alex Louw
An unfathomably stupid Borzoi angers a German Shepherd
Victorian College of Arts student film
Deighties
8 minutes - Documentary - Directed by Mason Fleming
An 86-year old widower ventures into the unfamiliar world of online dating
Short and Sweet Film Festival in Sydney: Audience Choice Award
WA Screen Academy student film
The Dam
15 minutes - Drama - Directed by Brendon McDonall
Feelings between friends that can no longer be contained
Melbourne International Film Festival: Official Selection
RiverRun International Film Festival: Best Short Film
AFTRS student film
Identical
7 minutes - Mockumentary - Directed by Mark and Brett Nichols
Sometimes it's better not to ask if identical twins are identical in every way
Tropfest 2016: Finalist
Meat and Potatoes
7 minutes - Dark Comedy - Directed by Ellenor Argyropoulous and Arielle Thomas
A vegan in the Outback during the Apocalypse
Tropfest 2017: 2nd Place Film, Best Production Design, Nicole Kidman Award for Best Actress to Arielle Thomas