MIT Lecture Series Committee

September 12, 2012

Australian Short Film Today

Featuring the latest and most exciting short films from Down Under!

Two Laps 2010. 4 mins. Director: Owen Trevor The story of Pete and Val and their annual swimming race, which in 17 years has developed into a cutthroat struggle for 1st place. Filmed on North Narrabeen Beach, Sydney. Rushes Soho Shorts (London) 2011: International Award
The Palace 2011. 16 mins. Writer/Director/Producer: Anthony Maras Producers: Kate Croser, Andros Achilleos Cyprus 1974. A Cypriot family flees advancing Turkish forces and takes refuge in an abandoned Ottoman-era palace. When a young Turkish Cypriot conscript comes face to face with the family in hiding, he is forced to confront the brutal reality of war and his role in it. Sydney, Dendy Awards, 2011: Best Short Film, Live Action. AACTA 2012: Best Short Fiction Film, Best Screenplay in a Short Film. Flickerfest 2012: Best Australian Short Film
Bear 2011. 11 mins. Writer/Director: Nash Edgerton Producers: John Polson, Lauren Edwards In this sequel to "Spider," Jack has a new girlfriend but hasn't quite learned his lesson…. Flickerfest 2012: Best Direction in an Australian Short Film Leeds International 2011: Best Short Fiction Film Cannes 2011:  Nominated for Palme d'Or - Best Short Film
The Telegram Man 2011. 15 mins. Director/Producer: James F. Khehtie Writer: Victoria Wharfe McIntyre; based on a short story by John Boyne 1942. A country town in the outback. In the throes of grief, one seldom considers the man who delivers the news. Starring Jack Thompson, Gary Sweet and Sigrid Thornton. Filmed in Wilberforce, NSW. BAFTA LA 2011 2012 AFI | AACTA Awards, Best Short Fiction Film Nominee
First Contact 2011. 22 mins. Director: Matt Richards Producers: Brendan Guerin, Matt Richards Film School: VCA For a father and daughter living in self-imposed exile, the arrival of a stranger stirs up fear and conflict. Filmed at Lake Tyrrell, Victoria. VCA: Outstanding Script Film Victoria: Best Masters Production (Narrative) Cinema Nova 2011: Best Potential for Theatrical Distribution
Nullarbor 2011. 10 mins. Animation. Director: Alister Lockhart Writer/Co-Director: Patrick Sarell Producers: The Lampshade Collective - Katrina Mathers, Merrin Jensen, Daryl Munton, Patrick Sarell A road trip across the vast and barren outback, featuring youth, stupidity and the male ego. Set on the Nullarbor Plain. AACTA 2012: Best Animated Short Sydney, Dendy Awards, 2011: Yoram Gross Award, Best Animated Short
How Many More Doctors Does it Take to Change a Light Bulb? 2012. 7 mins. Director/Producer: Marie Patane One man's faith in the medical profession is about to be "sorely" tested. Tropfest 2012: Finalist; Moet & Chandon Women in Film Award