Program Archives – 2021
JOY OF GROWING PINEAPPLES
(UK / 7.42)
Director, Writer & Producer – Simon Hutchins
Cast – Colin Hurley & Stuart Laws.
Welcome to Terry’s Great Guide To Gardening- we follow Terry as he explains to us how to grow a pineapple. Things do not go as planned resulting in life changing events.
BABY AT ANY PRICE
(Bébé à tout prix) (France / 11.34)
Director & Writer: Guillaume Clicquot
Producer: Sébastien Chamaillard
Proud of having a child, a father commits himself to taking care of the baby. Then begins a nightmarish evening…
IT’S A BALLOON
(NSW / 3.02)
Director & Writer – Alex Vivian
Cast – Jake Campbell
When a young boy finds a mysterious wrapper in the woods, things soon begin to unravel for his parents.
GOOD OL’ BERNIE
(France / 11.00)
Co Director & Producers – Olivier Ducray & Wilfred Me’nace –
Co Writers – Loic Gaillard, Olivier Ducray & Wilfred Me’nace
Cast – Phillippe Du Janerand, Luc Antoine Deque’ro & Marie-Christine Orry.
Just retired Bernie has only one goal left: win the next regional game of race walking!
THE ROBBERY
(Canada / 10.10)
Director & Producer – Nika Belianina
Writer – Yusuf Gad Cast – CIndy Sampson, Joris Jarsky +
“The Robbery” is a comedic short film about two teams of gunmen who simultaneously stick-up the same convenience store. The film becomes a satire on modern identity politics that skewers how societal infighting becomes an obstacle to reaching goals.
GRATITUDE IN A JAR
(US / 2.41)
Director, Writer & Cast – Deb Hiett & Stephanie Erb
Producer – Ben Solenberger
Two grateful women from different eras find that some things never change.
THE HIT
(US / 7.12)
When a hardened hit woman falls for her suicidal mark, she learns that having it all may come with collateral damage.
Director & Writer – Jason A. White
Producer – Kamilla Brenneysen
Cast – Hilary Barraford, Craig Cackowski
THE CIRCLE OF LIFE
(South Australia / 7.00)
Director & Writer – Dave Wade
Producers – Maxx Corkindale & Anna Bardsley-Jones
Actors – Christopher Duncan, Kate Bonney & Sarah Griffin
After believing they’d missed their chance at parenthood, a loving couple make a discovery that reignites their hope.
THE WITCH AND THE BABY
(Russia / 4.45)
Director – Evgenia Golubeva
Writers – Myles McLeod & Evgenia Golubeva
Producers – Yuri Gruvman, Audrey McLeod & Mikhail Aldashin
An ageing witch needs a baby for a spell to make her young again. But when she brings home an infant princess things don’t go to plan.
MUTINY
(US / 17.16)
Director & Writer – Matthew Gratzner
Producers – Camille Balsamo-Gillis, Matthew Gratzner & Shannon Blake Gans
Mutiny! is a swashbuckling, action-adventure comedy featuring a progressive Captain dealing with a crew that’s set in their old ways— all while confronting gender inequality and the lack of self-awareness of overt masculinity… but all seen through the eyes of 17th Century Pirates.
THE DAY OF THE COYOTE
(UK / 4.06)
Director & Writer – Derek Hayes
Producer – Marie Macneil
A coldly efficient hitman, with a politician in his sights, finds that ACME aren’t the best company to supply sniper’s rifles.
THE FEATHERS
(UK / 2.47)
Director & Producer – Joe Bor
Co Writers – Mike Gunn & Joe Bor
A short film about depression and hope. Two friends get together for a coffee. Mike tells his friend he’s been feeling down and his friend convinces him that it’s not all that bad.
FROM A STRANGE LAND
(UK 7.01)
Director & Writer – Caroline Steinbeis
Producer – Georgina French
Cast – Amanda Abbington, Deborah Findlay, Matthew Needham
An inquisitive retiree surprises her new neighbours to say hello; what she wasn’t expecting is that they would all be naked. A short film about over-stepping the line and how we find common ground.
GAMES
(Vic / 4.39)
Director, Writer, Co Producer & Cast – Emily Mae Jones
Co Producer & Cast – Ella Bourne
When boredom strikes, two old friends play a game. What seems to be a fun way to pass the time is ultimately the death of a friendship.
GRANDEMIC
(Canada / 4.00)
Director & Writer – Andrew Wall
Producer – Johanna Wall
Cast – Liam Wall, Kate Wall, Heidi Wall, Dave Zeglinski, Kim Zeglinski & Quan Luong
Its COVID 19 and children are now forced to communicate regularly with their Grandparents…
MAROON BOMBER
(US / 9.57)
Director & Writer Joshua M. Thomas
Producer Kari L. Thomas
Four siblings delve into the love they share for the family’s old, beat up truck. This love gets tested.