Australian Shorts - Australian 1
The Australian Shorts program highlights the best in Australian short filmmaking, screening four times throughout the festival
Total Running Time: 102
Session rating: 15+
Show date: Saturday, January 08, 2005
Show time: 6:45 pm
AFTER DOLLY
Running Time: 4
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Australia
AFTER DOLLY
Synopsis:
A short animated discussion on the pros and cons of cloning.
Best Animated Film, Melbourne Underground Film Festival 04, Most Innovative Film, MAFIA Awards 04, Best Film, Best Animated Film, Sour Grapes Film Festival, Sydney 04.
Mick Elliott
Contact:
karmick@ozemail.com.au
KINDLING
Running Time: 11
Year: 2003
Format: Video
Country: Australia
KINDLING
Synopsis:
Department of Human Services. Case 417: Harry Cousins
Best Film, Judges and Audience, Kensington Short Film Festival, Sydney 04, "In the Realm of the Senses" Award, St Kilda Film Festival, Melbourne 04.
Victorian College of the Arts
Director/Writer:
Jessica Leski
Contact:
jessica@leski.com.au
LUCKY FOR SOME
Running Time: 11.5
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Australia
LUCKY FOR SOME
Synopsis:
Two people interviewed over the murder of a gambler reveal their own games of chance.
Nominated for 2004 AFI Award.
Robert Stephenson
Contact:
artypants@netspace.net.au
THE NEW BOOTS
Running Time: 13
Year: 2003
Format: Video
Country: Australia
THE NEW BOOTS
Synopsis:
De Lisle, a shy young Aboriginal guy, meets Michiko, a free-spirited Japanese woman, and together they find a way of loving on an impulsive motorbike journey through sex, art and football.
Cork Film Festival, Ireland 04. Sydney Film Festival 04, St Kilda Film Festival 04.
Tristan Bancks
Producer:
Lois Randall, Terie-Lea Tobin
Writer:
Tristan Bancks, John Campbell
Contact:
tristanbancks@ambermelody.com
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
Running Time: 26
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Australia
THE MYSTERIOUS GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORATIONS OF JASPER MORELLO
Synopsis:
Set in a world of iron dirigibles and steam powered computers, this gothic horror mystery tells the story of Jasper Morello, a disgraced aerial navigator who flees his plague-ridden home on a desperate voyage to redeem himself.
Australian Festival Premier.
Anthony Lucas
Producer:
Susie Campbell
Contact:
anthonylucas4@optusnet.com.au
OUT ON THE TILES
Running Time: 14
Year: 2003
Format: Video
Country: Australia
OUT ON THE TILES
Synopsis:
Desmond's life with Maureen is about as interesting as the country town they live in. That is, until their son Rob delivers a surprise present to spice up his father's humdrum existence. But who would've known this gift could mean so much more than just an alternative to pork chops and peas. . .
Melbourne International Film Festival 04, Winner Kodak Student Cinematography Competition, Australia 03.
Rosie Travers
Director/Writer:
Alex Holmes
Contact:
ruth@aftrs.edu.au
POSSESSION
Running Time: 9
Year: 2003
Format: Video
Country: Australia
POSSESSION
Synopsis:
This short animation looks at the big picture and little cruelties of possession.
Festivals:
Australian Festival Premier.
Poppy (Chris) Ridley
Contact:
dodo28@snail-mail.net
TOGETHER
Running Time: 8.5
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Australia
TOGETHER
Synopsis:
A man enters a house and is confronted by a series of memories of events from the past. Together is a film about the things we leave behind.
Certificate of Distinction, 2004 American Dance Festival, Dancing for Camera, Shortlisted for the 2004 ReelDance Awards for Australian and New Zealand Dance Film & Video.
Madeleine Hetherton
Producer:
Danielle Kelly & Luke Eve
Writer:
Madeleine Hetherton, Rowan Marchingo, Richard Allen
Contact:
danielle@magnetpost.com
DENTALLY DISTURBED
Running Time: 5
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Australia
DENTALLY DISTURBED
Synopsis:
One man's spiral into insanity as he tries to find the existence of dental floss.
Audience Choice Award Best of the Rest, Tropfest 04.
Festivals:
Soho Short Film Festival, London 04.
Craig Melville, Cameron Mitchell
Producer:
Jodi Crawford-Fish
Writer:
Cameron Mitchell
Contact:
craig.melville@themoneyshot.com.au

