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307
Short film
Director:
Stu Willis
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In the isolated confines of an apartment corridor, a shared dislike of loud parties brings Ben and Amelia into contact. Cautiously, they form a connection.
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A Little Bit Mongolian
Documentary
Director:
Michael Dillon
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Over the ranges of Northern Mongolia a foreign boy is racing on horseback with the local children. His name is Angus. He is twelve years old, and he's from Australia.
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A Little Problem
Short animation
Director:
Rob Ride
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Kevin tries so hard to make his dates with the sweet Julie romantically successful. But a small, furry creature is determined to thwart his efforts.
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A Love Story
Short film
Director:
Simon Bare
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All the bad lines and false starts are yet to play out, because no matter where it ends, this is where it begins.
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A World Away
Short film
Director:
Sarah McLauchlan
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When a young girl is forced to spend her days locked away in the attic, she finds her only means of escape is through her drawings.
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Afraid
Short film
Director:
Tim Dean
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A knock on the door in the middle of the night has a family anxious and fearful. Is it a prank or something more sinister?
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AIR
Short film
Director:
Murray Fahey
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Weirdo musos know that if people carried air guitars instead of guns, there would be no wars. World peace, man!
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An Unfinished Romance
Short film
Director:
Alison Heather
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Although instantly attracted to one another upon meeting, a young man and woman’s assumptions about each other threatens the sense of enchantment in their burgeoning romance.
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Anatomy of a Massacre
Documentary
Director:
Andrew Sully
Starring:
Dr. Soren Blau, Max Stahl, Luis Fondebrider
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Anatomy of a Massacre follows an Australian led forensic investigation to find the missing protestors from the 1991 Santa Cruz Massacre in Dili, East Timor.
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Art in an Upstairs Alley
Documentary
Director:
David Muir
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This documentary, with a modern jazz score, follows David Bromley’s creation of a corporate mural at The Gauge in Melbourne. A team effort by several artists, the work is also a tribute to the great urban architect Le Corbusier.
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Back to Burlesque
Documentary
Director:
Michael McCall
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JoJo de Milo, a staid IT specialist by day and a risqué burlesque dancer by night, sees this vintage dance style of tease as a post-feminist revival that empowers women. Germaine Greer might have a different view.
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Backstage
Short animation
Director:
Pierce Davison
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This animated short looks at a group of student performers anxious to impress the director during auditions. Awkward moments and some real surprises ensue, as the characters struggle with their roles. And a grub gets all the limelight!
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Barton the Ghost Catcher
Short film
Director:
Roy Weiland
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Barton is a seven year old boy who used to be afraid of ghosts. He now uses his intelligence and imagination in an effort to catch ghosts that pester
humans, especially children. More annoying than any ghost is his older sister, who is
constantly hindering his goal to become the best ghost catcher in the world.
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Before the Rain
Feature film/animation
Director:
CJ Johnson, Craig Boreham, Nick Clifford, Stephen de Villiers
Starring:
Bonnie Sveen, Ryan Corr, Kenji Fitzgerald, Kimberley Hews, Jacinta Acevski, Cooper George Amai, Rebe
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Set over one hot day in Sydney, before the rain comes - four stories intertwine. After a scandal, Violet has been sent to a new school but it's not working out so well. Naomi holds a dinner party for her ex and his new girlfriend. Following an incident of domestic violence, Cliff and Harley discover their heroes. And street kid Nicky's (Hugo Johnstone-Burt) life takes a new direction.
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Bell
Music video
Director:
Justin Kurzel
Starring:
The Mess Hall
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Bell' follows a day in the life of the eleven year-old preaching phenomenon, Minister Terry Durham, also known as 'The Little Man Of God'. Justin Kurzel, brother of The Mess Hall's singer/guitarist Jed, has directed all the band's previous videos, including the award winning 'Keep Walking' and 'Pulse'. 'Bell' has screened on the web as well as ABC's Rage and Video Hits on Channel Ten. It is due to screen at the 2010 St Kilda Film Festival.
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Beneath Hill 60
Feature film/animation
Director:
Jeremy Hartley Sims
Starring:
Brendan Cowell, Gyton Grantely, Bella Heathcote, Aden Young, Jacqueline MacKenzie, Anthony Hayes, St
NominatedActor:
Brendan Cowell
Nominated Actress:
Bella Heathcote
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Based on a true story, Beneath Hill 60 tells the story of mining engineer Oliver Woodward (Brendan Cowell) and a special regiment of Australian WWI soldiers on the Western Front.
Their secret mission was to dig a tunnel deep beneath German lines and set off the biggest explosion the world had ever seen at that time.
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Blank Canvas
Documentary
Director:
Tim Slade
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After a difficult period of loss and change for the company, Spanish-born choreographer, Rafael Bonachela, was appointed Artistic Director of Sydney Dance Company.
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Braille
Short film
Director:
Matthew Chuang
Starring:
Nicky Wright, Renny Holder, Zero Murray, Dave Purton
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Braille is the story of Nick (Nicky Wright), an aged blind man with a past that has left him broken and forgotten. Nick enlists the services of three young thieves Renny (Renny Holder), Zero (Zero Murray) and Dave (Dave Purton) to help him retrieve a precious diamond, and finish a job that he started fifteen years ago.
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Catching Up with You
Music video
Director:
Stuart Willis
Starring:
Go/ No-Go
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A form and genre bending clip that uses old fashioned cinema techniques to mirror the contemporary musical technique of looping.
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Chaos Theory
Short film
Director:
Shannon Browning
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During a chance encounter, a guy and a girl catch up, reminisce and make plans. As they go their separate ways, she’s excited; he’s confused.
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Circe
Short film
Director:
Anthony Russell
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A disturbed young woman with an alphabet fetish is reminded of the ghosts of boyfriends past when Zac chases her affections. All her previous beaus have been found wanting. Will Zac be able to please her?
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Cosette
Short film
Director:
Samantha Rebillet
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Like her fictional namesake in Les Miserables, Cosette is mistreated, abused and starved. Is rescue possible from her wretched environment? Is there a happier future in the real world for this Cosette?
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Covered
Short film
Director:
Michael Robinson
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One week before the opening of the ski season Vanessa and Matt wait for the snow to fall, but they're not the only ones hoping for a good cover this winter.
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Cupid
Short film
Director:
Melvin J Montalban
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In this romantic comedy of mythical proportions, even the God of Love might have a thing or two to learn. What happens if Cupid himself falls in love? Can he find true love?
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Dark Horse
Short film
Director:
Marc Furmie
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Taxi driver Minh helps Isabella, a girl forced into prostitution by her boyfriend. Minh's show of kindness leads to an unlikely connection.
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Dearth
Short film
Director:
Bruce Davie
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A struggling farmer leaves his son at home alone while he goes for a job interview in town. The boy confronts a new threat to both himself and the farm. A story of the power of parental love.
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Deeper Than Yesterday
Short film
Director:
Ariel Kleiman
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The crewmen in the claustrophobic world of a submerged submarine are confounded by a miracle at sea. Their reaction to it will determine if they are decent men or savages.
Selected for Critics' Week at Cannes this year, this original drama focuses on a group of submariners who've been underwater for three months and whose humanity is beginning to fracture.
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Dirt
Short film
Director:
Kate Dehnert
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One man struggles to find meaning in a world that is collapsing around him. Even as he is being buried alive, he discovers that “writing is an existence”.
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Entanglement Theory
Short animation
Director:
Richard James Allen
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In this visually delightful film, a dancer takes a nap in two realities. Both his real self and his avatar dream, but reality is not so simple when they awake.
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Eskimo Kiss
Short film
Director:
Dustin Feneley
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A young man with a disability brings a girl home for the first time.
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Evelyn Everyone
Short animation
Director:
Kylie Plunkett
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Eve is thirty-three, single, and searching for love online. She might just find herself, as she launches into the online world of second life.
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Father Joe and the Bangkok Slaughterhouse
Documentary
Director:
James Lingwood
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This confronting documentary is the story of a fearless Catholic priest caught in the crossfire between good and evil in the poorest slums of Bangkok. The impact of sex trafficking, drugs and HIV/AIDS on children is graphically depicted.
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First Love
Documentary
Director:
Claire Gorman
Starring:
Featuring Jess Laing, Nikki van Dijk, and India Payne
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17 year old Jess Laing, 14 yr old Nikki van Dijk and 15 yr old India Payne have grown up surfing together and competing against each other on Phillip Island. First Love follows the girls on their journey through school, life and fulfilling their surfing dream in Hawaii.
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Harwood
Documentary
Director:
David Threlfo
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The Harwood Sugar Mill, near Maclean on the NSW north coast, still uses large steam engines to process the cane. This film shows both the beauty and the contrast of manufacturing in a rural setting.
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Hex
Short film
Director:
Simon and Lindsay Adams
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Is modern technology a protection against the curse of primitive forces? A woman surrounds herself with the trappings of modern life but to no avail.
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Hidden Clouds
Short film
Director:
Michael McCall
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An adult migrant student and her English teacher both face personal challenges and are forced to make decisions that will strengthen them in time. A story about understanding and respecting differences.
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Hombres Hablando
Short film
Director:
Matthew Richards
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Spanish for 'men talking', Hombres Hablando is an intimate, uncensored look into the minds of two very, very different men.
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How Unfortunate
Short film
Director:
Chris Tass-Parker
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Sarah has lost her bag. How did this happen? Only an obsessive gamer full of oriental wisdom and a neurotic alley rat can help her.
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Identity in Motion
Documentary
Director:
Martha Goddard
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Dr Karen Pearlman, former dancer, now academic and author of Cutting Rhythms, Shaping the Film Edit discusses the links between dance and film editing.
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Into My Arms
Short film
Director:
Angus Stevens
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One night may be all he has to become a father.
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Invasion
Short film
Director:
Jessica Redenbach
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Katie arrives home to find a man in her house with a knife. She survives the brutal attack
only to find the fight for her life has just begun.
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Karlu Karlu
Short film
Director:
David Trantor
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Lesley (Blackhat) Foster introduces us to the the eerie and majestic country otherwise known as The Devils Marbles (shot by Warwick Thornton).
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Keeper
Short film
Director:
Ali Russel
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Jacinta, interested in hip-hop as well as hunting kangaroos, has been taught by her nanna about bush medicine and the care of sacred waterholes. When mining companies start mining in their country, the family is divided in their views.
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Kjare Hjem
Short film
Director:
John-Paul McElwee
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Emma is promised a romantic weekend in a suburban mansion by her boyfriend, but he doesn’t turn up. On her own, she explores the strange house. It soon becomes apparent that we are not the only ones watching her.
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Kuru: The Science and the Sorcery
Documentary
Director:
Rob Bygott
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Filmmakers Rob Bygott and Ben Alpers spent two months with the Fore population in the Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Their film project was supported by the locals who shared their culture and the tragedy of the Kuru epidemic with the documentary-makers.
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Living Colour
Documentary
Director:
Eva Ramdohr
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Meet artists Donna Franklin and Tanya Visosevic as they introduce the concept of BioArt. Scientists and artists work together to produce artwork created from living matter.
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Lost Years: A Sea Turtle Odyssey
Documentary
Director:
Jeremy Hoogart
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The documentary explores the mystery of Loggerhead Sea Turtles' so called 'lost years' - as tiny hatchlings they reach the ocean and vanish, then reappear years later, out of the blue..
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Lou
Feature film/animation
Director:
Belinda Chayko
Starring:
Lily Bell-Tindley, John Hurt, Emily Barclay, Jay Ryan, Charlie-Rose MacLennan, Eloise MacLennan
NominatedActor:
John Hurt (Doyle)
Nominated Actress:
Lily Bell-Tindley (Lou)
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Eleven-year-old Lou's life was instantly turned upside down when her father walked out on her mother and two sisters. She has coped by building a tough shell around her heart - afraid to let anyone hurt her again. Life suddenly changes when her estranged Grandfather moves in to the family's rented home.
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Love and Other Red Spot Special
Short film
Director:
Lauren Anderson
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In the universe, on Earth, in Australia, there is a small town. In the small town there are: 9,684 residents, one supermarket, six sets of traffic lights, and one shoplifting transvestite on an extravagant quest for love.
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Make Me
Short film
Director:
John Ma
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It is one thing to die for a cause, but what are you prepared to kill for?
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Mama Always Told Him
Short film
Director:
Annabel Osborne
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“I’m always so damn desperate to find that Mrs Right!” George always falls in love too quickly. Will he remember his mother’s advice before he makes a dreadful mistake?
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Michael Kirby: Don't Forget the Justice Bit
Documentary
Director:
Daryl Dellora
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Filmed during and after his time on the High Court of Australia, this documentary about Justice Michael Kirby explores the personal, moral and spiritual convictions of one of our most compassionate and incisive legal minds.
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Monkey Bar Mafia
Short film
Director:
Simon Williams and Brendon Skinner
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On his first day at Camarilla College, Jet meets a gang of rebellious ten-year-old boys with nefarious intentions. He realises that he is a vital part of their plan to steal the greatest football card ever.
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Morning Star
Short film
Director:
Jessica Lawton
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A mysterious stranger, with the wings of an angel, turns up one morning. His presence brings hope for change and resurgence, which widow Ida so desperately desires. But desperation can sometimes make us blind.
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Motel
Short film
Director:
Cameron James Bone, Tom Hudson, Patrick Howlett and Lucas Scott
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A motel, anywhere. Three rooms, three stories. Only in a motel can one wall apart seem like a world away.
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Mr Sin: The Abe Saffron Story
Documentary
Director:
Hugh Piper
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The life of enigmatic crime boss Abe Saffron. This story of bribery, blackmail and corruption and the man who eluded the authorities for so long is irresistibly intriguing.
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Muscles
Short film
Director:
Edward Housden
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Richard’s sister Millie wants to be a world famous bodybuilder. Millie, a testosterone driven 14-year-old girl, is the dominant force in the family. Richard is transparent. What happens when Millie is a better boy than he is?
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My Life, A Tram
Short film
Director:
Anne Mason
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Bernie loves riding in trams. The daily journeys give his life structure and meaning. He is constantly reminded of his deceased father’s advice as he travels around Melbourne.
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My Uncle Bluey
Documentary
Director:
Britt Arthur
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'I never met my Uncle Bluey and my family never talked about him...'
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Nic and Shauna
Short film
Director:
Alyssa McClelland
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Nic and Shauna have their world turned upside down when a dance video from their childhood becomes a massive hit on the internet. Is stardom waiting just around the corner for Nic and Shauna?
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Odd Number Two
Short film
Director:
Ivan Tinoco
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A man wakes up bleeding and tied up to a roof. Scattered on the floor are memory devices that reveal the bizarre and violent events that leaded him to this moment, but can he solve the puzzle in time to escape his cursed destiny?
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Oh! That'll Be an Antique One Day
Short film
Director:
Victoria Stanford
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Suzie is embarrassed by her mother’s collection of junk and their untidy house, which she tries, in vain, to clean up for her birthday party. In the stalemate between them, Suzie learns that her mother’s eccentricities have an endearing side.
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On the Move
Documentary
Director:
The Dungog Hero Project Team
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The obelisk in Dungog’s main street is in the wrong place. Some claim that its signs even point the wrong way. Moving it is controversial, as not all locals like change. This burning issue divides the small community.
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One Night
Short film
Director:
Alexandra Schepisi
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A darkly intimate glimpse into the lives of five women over the course of a night.
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One...
Short film
Director:
Damon Gameau, Gareth Davies
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Is life something that happens to everyone else?
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Ours
Short film
Director:
Mike Hill
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A science fiction comedy about power, possession, our place in the universe and chip-eating aliens!
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Out Loud
Short film
Director:
Lucas Testro
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“One morning, I just woke up and stated narrating my life … out loud.” A brief exploration of loneliness, isolation and yearning for a sense of identity in an uncertain world.
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Passengers
Feature film/animation
Director:
Michael Bond
Starring:
Cameron Daddo, Angie Milliken, Bruce Davison, Patty Yu
NominatedActor:
Cameron Daddo
Nominated Actress:
Angie Milliken
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Tom is finally beginning to achieve success as a screenwriter. His wife Melony is on the verge of quitting her dream of a successful acting career in Hollywood. The LA traffic bogs the Australian couple down as they try to make their way to a dinner party.
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Pedalling for Peace
Documentary
Director:
Adam Dostalek & Benjamin Holzman
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Follow four inspiring young Australians - a Jew, Christian, Muslim and a Baha'i - who cycled from Sydney to Melbourne to demonstrate interfaith cooperation in action.
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Pests
Short film
Director:
Tim Dean
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Invading, destructive pests shatter Bianca and Johnno’s suburban dream of home ownership and a garden. The neighbours give advice but the pests remain. Can possums really cause such havoc?
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Pig Skin
Short film
Director:
Simon Larkins
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Matt, a talented footballer, is selected for a prestigious city team. Family pressures put his sporting ambitions in doubt. He’s torn between his love of footy and his obligations to his indigenous family.
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Polly and Me
Short film
Director:
Ian Darling
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A small girl yearns to go to the park nearby. Her mother, a heroin addict, is out most nights, on the game. Eventually, the child’s wish to play on the swings comes true, but it’s not a fairy tale ending.
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Push Bike
Short film
Director:
Mairi Cameron
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When her clothes are stolen from the pool change room, Michelle must brave a naked ride home on her push bike. But an unexpected rescuer is waiting in the shadows.
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Push Up
Short film
Director:
Jason Christou
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Father-son rivalry is a long tradition in this family. Will Michael ever beat his dad at push-ups? Will he push the old man too far? Or will dad retire undefeated?
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Redemption
Short film
Director:
Lawrence Lim
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They’ve been married for ages, seem at bit bored, and are sometimes antagonistic to each other. Then a simple, thoughtful gesture reveals the true nature of their relationship.
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Road Train
Feature film/animation
Director:
Dean Francis
Starring:
Xavier Samuel, Sophie Lowe, Bob Morley, Georgina Haig, David Argue
NominatedActor:
Bob Morley
Nominated Actress:
Sohie Lowe
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Four young friends on a camping adventure in outback Australia are run off the road by an erratically driven road train - a massive three-trailer truck. With their own vehicle wrecked, and with the road train stopped, the friends march off to remonstrate with the driver. But mysteriously, there is no one to be found.
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Rock N Roll Mudwrestling
Documentary
Director:
Mike Hoath
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Join Mick and Shirley O’Brien and a ragtag bunch of barmaids, strippers and ex-cons as they take their mud wrestling show on the road in northwest Australia. It’s all about mud, rock ‘n’ roll and good clean fun.
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Scariacs - Mindspace and Bookworm
Short film
Director:
Simon Adams and Shane Elsmore
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Mindspace: Albert discovers a smoldering meteorite in the park - and its amazing powers within. Bookworm: Annabelle finds a strange creature living in her dad's shed with an extraordinary appetite
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See-Saw Sweethearts
Short film
Director:
Brendon Skinner
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At nine years old, Lucy is ready to fall in love for the first time. James is just her sort of guy. He’s watching her, so he must like her! However, romance is not on his mind.
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Seersucker
Short film
Director:
Mairi Cameron
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It’s 1964 and Margot’s first Holy Communion dress is made from a white seersucker
tablecloth. Secretly drinking some of her father’s port she heads off to church queasy with
nerves and liquor. During the ceremony the slightest hint of the Eucharist sets off her
stomach and Margot makes a spectacle of herself in front of the whole parish.
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She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not
Short film
Director:
Linda Mirabilio
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In a tug of war, Milena sways back and forth between the women in her life, her persuasive lover Salia and fiery Italian mother. As she battles with desire and obligation, Milena embarks on the almost impossible mission of satisfying her multiple loves.
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Shock
Short film
Director:
Abe Forsythe
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A broken man awakes to be confronted with his life, and the choices he's made. His past, present and future collide as he faces the inevitable…
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Snarg (The Final Cut)
Short animation
Director:
Ian Browning
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A tomcat takes revenge on its owners when he gets ‘the snip’ at the vet’s. Revenge may not be so sweet after all.
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Some of the Places I Know
Music video
Director:
Nick Pollack
Starring:
Gyroscope
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Filmed across the sprawling expanse of rural Western
Australia - in temperatures that reached 47 degrees - this
video is both a nostalgic nod to the Aussie rock videos of
the 80's, and to the beauty of Gyroscope's home state.
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Sorrento
Short film
Director:
Simon Larkins
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The friendship of three people is tested to its limit when one reveals a secret about himself. Their relationships and their understanding of each other will never be the same again.
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Subdivision
Feature film/animation
Director:
Sue Brooks
Starring:
Ashley Bradnam, Brooke Satchwell, Gary Sweet and Steve Bisley.
NominatedActor:
Ashley Bradnam
Nominated Actress:
Brooke Satchwell
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Subdivision is a comedy/drama which is based on the change a community goes through when hotshot upper class developers take over. The plot centers around Digger Kelly (Gary Sweet) and his son Jack (Ashley Bradnam), both whom are carpenters that work and build homes in Hervey Bay. Their work is turned upside down when a city property developer led by hot young executive Tiffany (Brooke Satchwell) moves into town.
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Surviving Georgia
Feature film/animation
Director:
Sandra Sciberras and Kate Whitbread
Starring:
Pia Miranda, Holly Valance, Shane Jacobson, Caroline O'Connor, Spencer McLaren
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Sweet As
Short film
Director:
Brent Armfield
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An unlikely pair, Benny and Elliot are out to make a fast buck. Little do they realise that, although they consider themselves professional crooks, they are about to be outwitted.
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Tahune's Beast
Short film
Director:
J Llewellyn
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A couple, stranded on a deserted country road late at night, encounter a suspicious stranger who warns them about a legendary predatory beast.
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Terror on the Northside
Short film
Director:
Venetia Taylor and Aaron Dries
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When Annabel takes her Muslim boyfriend home to meet her North Shore parents, she expects the worst. Her mother thinks she is culturally sensitive but really, she has no idea! A very funny take on stereotypes and prejudice.
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The Accident
Short film
Director:
Abigail Hargrave
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As Amelia drives her friends up the winding road to Mt Buller she recounts the story of a car accident that her family was involved in on the same road 20 years earlier.
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The Bubbleologist
Documentary
Director:
Oyvind Opshaug
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A school assignment on bubbles in dish-washing liquids leads Dr Froth to the amazing discovery that the entire universe is made of bubbles. His passion, bubbleology, gives us a whole new way of looking at the world.
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The Buck's Party
Short film
Director:
Mike Hoath
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During a night of wild partying and drunken celebration, Aaron, loyal mate of the groom-to-be, discovers something about the best man that could derail the planned marriage. Should he disclose or remain silent? What does a best mate do?
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The Dreaming Man
Documentary
Director:
Amber Wright
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Inspired by artist Gordon Syron’s The Dreaming Man, this film confronts us with the exploitation of indigenous people since 1788. Now the Dreaming Man tells us, there is too much sorrow, for “the Dreamtime has gone up in smoke”.
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The Edge of Reality
Short film
Director:
Sean Genders
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Life as an Elvis impersonator isn't as glamorous as Derek King thought it would be... Australian icons John Jarratt and Dan Wyllie feature in this Matt Hearn produced original comedy, written, designed and directed by Melbourne based director Sean Genders.
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The Foal
Short film
Director:
Josh Tanner
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Five-year-old Chloe goes to live on her uncle’s farm after her mother’s death. Too young to comprehend the concept of death, she befriends the corpse of a recently deceased foal, who she cares for and tenderly calls “Baby.
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The Great Escape of Houdini and Me
Music video
Director:
Danny McShane
Starring:
Shiver Like Timber
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The Haplocks
Short animation
Director:
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This episode of the animated series sees the initial conflict in the war between the rednecks and the greenies over the future of the dump.
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The Last Supper
Short film
Director:
Angus Sampson
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Da Vinci's The Last Supper depicts the Apostles' reactions upon learning the betrayal of Jesus. 13 men at lunch fueled by wine and emotion. This is the story of what happened ten minutes prior.
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The Long Goodbye
Documentary
Director:
Kaye Harrison
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Thousands of Baby Boomers are living in fear of what may lie ahead. On the eve of a dementia epidemic, three families reveal how love and humour can balance despair for those living The Long Goodbye.
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The Mission
Documentary
Director:
Varcha Sidwell
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This is the story of missionaries in reverse, as three young Nigerian Catholic priests, who haven't volunteered, who have never left Africa before, are sent to save Tasmania's struggling Church. But can they fulfil, The Mission?
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The Not-So-Great Eugene Green
Short animation
Director:
Michael Hill
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Eugene is a strange elderly man with a simple dream - to entertain the world with vocal sound effects. Unfortunately he has an annoyingly small repertoire.
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The Offer
Short film
Director:
Joe Hughes
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A broke, unemployed father tries to provide a life for his teenage daughter without returning to his old ways.
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The Precinct
Short animation
Director:
David Blumenstein
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This episode, “Good Friends”, finds Detective Ackersley in a deadly cat-and-mouse game with a creep who has nicked his tazer gun. Meanwhile, back at the cop shop (The Precinct), Sarge has suspended the whole crew.
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The Prelude
Short film
Director:
Eddie Martin
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A new man in her life. Will he call? The agony of waiting.
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The Sydney Pulse
Short animation
Director:
John Patterson
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The excitement and vitality of city life is captured in this uniquely futuristic homage to the buildings, people and pace of Sydney. Enjoy this fast techno journey with its pulsating techno soundtrack.
The Sydney Pulse has screened at the 2010 London Independent Film Festival, and will be screening at the International Film Festival of Ireland.
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The Time We Are Given
Short film
Director:
Timothy Baker
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A crash-test car carrying two dummies speeds towards a wall. The end comes quickly. Life has its own cyclical rhythm.
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The Water was Dark and It Went Forever Down
Short film
Director:
Miranda Edmonds & Khrob Edmonds
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During a holiday at the beach, a young girl tries to escape the drowning influence of her
mother.
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Then She Was Gone
Short film
Director:
Burleigh Smith
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Basil pursues Mia but she is only interested in more masculine men. When Basil behaves like the real man that he feels he has become, Mia is not amused.
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Thick as Thieves
Short film
Director:
RitaKahn Chen
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It’s the perfect crime. It’s the perfect plan. The only problem is: this world is a very small place, and someone’s going to know you.
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Tide of Change
Documentary
Director:
Amie Batalibasi
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When Amie returns to the Solomon Islands for her grandmother’s funeral, she finds her village severely affected by increasingly high tides. The traditional community is on the brink of inevitable change
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Tundra
Short film
Director:
Claire Phillips
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“Tundra: the greatest little town in the west.” But is it, if you’re still at school, pregnant and frightened?
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Valley of Shadows
Short film
Director:
Lara Del Arte
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Suffering and in great pain, Lorna wants her husband to take her life. Torn between loyalty to his wife and to his faith, he realises that “with love in your heart, there’s no room for fear”.
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Vinyl
Short film
Director:
Ashley Fairfield
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A teenage Sudanese refugee struggles to cope with his new life in Australia. He finds hope for the future through the healing power of music.
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