2024 Program
Canniversary
(NZ/3.57)
Director, Prod &Writer – Ross Osarka Co-Writer – Alice Gatland.
Cast – Ross Osarka (all voices)
Synopsis – A Character’s sobriety is tested when his office crush invites him toCannabis-themed party.
Bald Future
(VIC/12.10)
Co-Director & Co-Prod – Reilly Archer-Whelan
Writer & Co-Producer – Michael Whyntie. Co-Producer – Sarah Pass.
Cast – Mark Samual Bonanno, Joseph Green, Jess Kenneally
Synopsis – Peter, an outcast at his own job, belies that his baldness is the root causeof his colleagues disdain towards him.
Ultimate Frisbee
(VIC/4.27)
Director & Writer – Madeline Davies.
Cast – Jared Pland & Jack Braddy
Synopsis – Cameron, a young man down on life, is coerced into a game of frisbee.
Emergency 1 st Aid Hacks
(QLD/8.54)
Co-Directors & Co-Writers – Claire Coe & Alastair Craig.
Cast – Mark Lombard, Kath Griffin
Synopsis – An upbeat food blogger attempts to make a first aid video –
accidentally sparking a year-long journey of grief, self-discovery, and reality-bending twists.
FEIRG
(UK/14.18)
Director – Tom Tennant. Producer – Sophie Shad.
Co-Writers – Gary David Roberts & Sophie Shad.
Cast – Tessie Orange-Turner, Lisa Jackson,
Synopsis – Hera finds herself at a grief therapy group where all the
participants are dead. The only way out is to apply for
reincarnation. Yolo? She hopes not.
A Minute Of Your Time
(US/10.00)
Director & Writer – Matt McKisson. Producer – Ibraheen Moinuddin.
Cast – Tristan Scot McNelly
Synopsis – When the telemarketers push a man to his breaking point, he pushes
back, to reclaim his sanity.
The Wavy Handed God
(VIC/4.51)
Director, Producer & Writer – Zac Gillam.
Cast – David Maguire, Ricardo Vaveliuk & Keziah Gillam.
Synopsis – A man awakes, lost and alone, in a vast green wasteland. Then he sees his God…’
Intermission
Help Is... On Then Way
(US/8.16)
Director, Producer & Writer – Jason A. White. Co Producer – Victorya Brandart.
Cast – Andrew Key, Lyn Alicia Henderson
Synopsis – A cynical patient finds himself at a crossroads with his therapist. The
advice she gives may save him but could have far reaching consequences.
The Packages
(CAN/7.30)
Director, Co-Producer & Writer – Kevin Reeves
Cast – Valerie Pereboom & Lee Pierre Shirey
Synopsis – A husband and wife living in a remote Canadian farmhouse decide
to order a couple of products online – leading to disastrous results.
Baby On Board
(US/2.37)
Co-Directors, Co-Prod ,Co Writers & Cast – Michael Hendel & Lisa Drupsteen.
Synopsis – When a couple find a clever way to reduce their airfares.
Just Alright
(VIC/13.40)
Director – Gregory Kelly, Producer – Sam McSweeney.
Writers & Cast – Scott Marrinan & Dan Beacom,
Synopsis – Dan is desperate for a fresh start, but when his former housemate, Scott,
moves into his new unit uninvited and befriends a dead salmon he dubs
‘Craig’, solitude seems like an impossible dream. He has no choice but to take
matters into his own hands.
When The Grass Grows
(Spain/3.50)
Director – Maria Monreal Ontano . Cast – Ane Ibarra & Arene Salaverri
Synopsis – To wonder is to grow. Because not everything is easy to understand… even when you’re grown up.
The Stripper Trade-Off
(QLD/6.54)
Director – Jenneke Williamson. Producer – Heather McFarlane.
Writer – Stephen Walker. Cast – Stephen Walker, Clare Weller Price, Sam Coward
Synopsis – A stripper and a tradie walk into a club, and go about their respective business… just for the wrong clients.
Human Bean
(VIC/16.16)
Director & Writer – Clayton Smith. Producer – Leah Osborne.
Cast – Luke Morgan, Sunny S. Walia
Synopsis – Flynn, a passionate Brunswick coffee maker accidentally creates a man from a magic coffee bean.
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