Australian Student Showcase
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This year we received an unprecedented number of Australian student animation submissions. That made putting this year’s Australian Student Showcase together even harder than it usually is but this is where we landed. We throw open a window on the next generation of Australian animators. The vibrancy and dynamism of their work pours off the screen and the energy and excitement of all the filmmakers who turn up to tell us about their films fills the cinema. Come one, come all – this is where Australian animation is heading.
Ronny: A Crocumentary
Abbey Collings
Canada, 2’37, 2024
A frog documents Ronny, the friendly crocodile, who’s only desire is a hug. A silly story viewed through rose-tinted glasses.
Two Heads Are Better Than One
John Morgan
Australia, 5’02, 2024
A bounty hunter seeks assistance from a criminal in exchange for not turning her in – a musical like no other.
My Monthly Struggle
Crystal Tai
Australia, 2’19, 2024
A playful exploration of menstruation, turning its ups and downs into a vibrant, conversation-starting narrative and visual ballet.
Void
Waroonrat Thanaboonsrikoon
Australia, 2’27, 2024
An animated plunge into the complex emotional world of a child living in a household riven with domestic violence.
Road Rage
Alexander Ivan Gal
Australia, 2’36, 2024
A monstrous creature must defy the nightmares of being stuck in traffic, all the while keeping his cool in the face of mounting provocations.
Inside The Egg
Polly Reid
Australia, 3’10, 2024
A surreal interpretation of the life of the medieval nun, Hildegard von Bingen, (1098-1179).
Baitfish
Chebby Gray-Morrison
Australia, 3’30, 2024
A cutesy little lost soul knocks on the door hoping to come in from the cold and take the hearts of the humans who adopt him.
Life On Track
Briana Foster
Australia, 2’55, 2024
Beginning a train journey, a young woman encounters fragmenting apparitions of her futures as she rediscovers her child-like wonder.
Carrion
Gabriella Lee Sudyatmiko
Australia, 3’30, 2024
An ancient dragon dies and sinks into the depths of the ocean, bringing life to the barren sea floor in the process.
Suru
Thomas Systa
Australia, 4’20, 2024
Troubled by the tainted memories of a love lost to time, an exorcist struggles to conquer a demon before it consumes her.
A Poetic Struggle
Shirin Shakhesi
Australia, 4’55, 2024
A dance of art and resistance, breaking through the chains of censorship to reclaim the voice within.
The Early Worm
Johnny Hoare
Australia, 1’54, 2024
A short look into the life of a small worm, as it tries every trick in the book to not become a meal for a hungry magpie.
Night Surfer
Sarah Lim
Australia, 1’23, 2025
An average and dreary commute home turns incrementally but unstoppably into an increasingly desperate midnight chase across the city.
Mindtrain
Adelie Marshall
Australia, 1’00, 2025
A young girl embarks on journey of discovery across a strange and dream-like terrain full of unexpected creatures and scenery.
Heavenly Sutures
Edd Atchison
Australia, 5’40, 2024
A distinctly animated exploration of obsession, judgement, heavenly guidance, and conditional love melding elements of western and dark fantasy genres.
Timeless
Yu-En Chen
Australia, 1’20, 2024
When time rains down on us like rain from the universe, anything is possible.
The Cowboy
Catherine Hamilton
Australia, 1’50, 2024
A cowboy after his victory in a saloon shootout and his remorse for the persona he’s forced to live in.
Warmen: A World Of Pain
Simon Norton
Australia, 3’09, 2024
The official music video for the one-and-only Finnish heavy metal band WARMEN created right here in Melbourne by a collective of RMIT students. Buckle up – it’s quite a ride!
This session is classified: Unclassified (M) Mature, not recommended for viewers under 15 years.