A series of short films showcasing some of the best and emerging talent in WA.
These films slip between the gaps, sometimes sad, sometimes unnerving, sometimes funny, often playing at the edges of genres, and always exploring the possibilities of cinema and the nature of storytelling.
FILMS
Me, Myself & Pie
Ryan Cartlidge
Australia/2023/9min
After a class presentation goes horribly wrong, a young boy seeks refuge at a quiet park bench where he gets some life advice from the most unlikely person.
The Falling Star
Lachlan Smith
Australia/2023/8min
A group of children go looking for a meteorite that lands near their small Western Australian town.
Touch
Jennie Feyen
Australia/2022/10min
In the near future, a woman tries a new therapy to overcome her fear of being touched.
Room 8
Russell Wyatt Roberts
Australia/2024/5min
A grief-stricken man in need of work, takes on a mysterious assignment from an anonymous online benefactor, involving an eerie corner, inside Room 8 of a rundown motel.
The Last Trip
Amanda Dow
Australia/2023/8min
As three friends descend into a drug-fuelled nightmare, their lives entwine with two detectives amid a high-profile murder case, weaving a web of crime and consequence.
Esperance to Fremantle
William Sebastian Turner
Australia/2023/18min
Tracking his Father to a pub, Rob resolves to approach him as if he were a stranger in order to discover who he really is and his reasons for leaving.
Marlu Man
Zac James
Australia/2023/15min
An Aboriginal man who is pushed to his limits by a racist society creates the gammonest superhero alter-ego; Marlu Man. With a pouch ball of ping pong balls and a belly full of pelony, his hunt for vengance knows no bounds.
Playtime
Danielle McDonald
Australia/2024/7min
In a dark, abandoned warehouse, Dean tortures rival hitman Cole for information on the whereabouts of their mysterious leader.