Australian Festival Highlights
110 min
Short Film Session 2
Last year as borders closed, many filmmakers in Australia turned their attention to this nation’s often violent history. The films in this session— made by some of the best emerging filmmakers from around the country—attend to this history using a variety of genres and styles. If they create a composite image, it is an uncertain one, marked by questions of power and identity far from resolution.
AS ONE
Queensland Premiere
Directors Adam Murfet & Jessie Oldfield
8 minutes
In the woods, a young woman and man scuffle as they fight for life.
BALA
Director Deborah Brown
10 minutes
A former navy officer reunites with his cousins to grieve after learning of his grandfathers’ death.
PROM NIGHT
Director Lydia Rui
3 minutes
An experimental exploration of minor feelings and self-transformation in the digital age.
WITH THE CATTLE
Queensland Premiere
Director Cameron Dunlop
3 minutes
A ruminative short film focusing on the interplay between bovine lives and human consumption.
UNE BELLE JOURNÉE
Queensland Premiere
Director Malo Hawkins
11 minutes
A French couple travelling by campervan around Australia discover their relationship is at a crossroads.
THE NINTH TOWER
Queensland Premiere
Director Kauthar Abdulalim
14 minutes
When the Victorian Government locks down his public-housing building, a teenager responsible for his mother’s welfare is pushed to the brink.
EACH OTHER
Queensland Premiere
Director Oskar Weimar
5 minutes
Mixing horror, dance and Lacanian philosophy, this dark, modern day fable tells the story of a human body on a journey of self-discovery.
SHIFT
Queensland Premiere
Directors Claire Marshall
32 minutes
An experimental dance film based around a narrative duet, with two dancers portraying a discordant couple stuck in a rut of manipulative behaviour.
