Australian Student Showcase_IAD2022
Please not this session is rated: Unrestricted M (Mature) – Restricted to persons aged 15 and over unless accompanied by an adult.
Self Proclaimed
Abigail Yan Min Yeo
Australia, 1’09, 2021 (Sacred Heart Girls’ College, Oakleigh)
Confronting the onset of disconnect in our society, ‘Self Proclaimed’ questions the reality of mental turmoil seen in our peers.
Baby On Board
Kristina Cornell
Australia, 3’11, 2021 (Swinburne)
Despite his inelegance, a panicked husband pulls out all the stops to get his wife to hospital before she gives birth.
Confidence Snatcher
Simone Jones
Australia, 6’03, 2021 (Swinburne)
A kind young girl has her confidence snatched by bullies. But what happens when she is unable to grow back the confidence she lost?
Ballroom
Yang Hu
Australia, 7’25, 2022 (RMIT)
Elena, a female fashion creator has reached a personal plateau. Under enormous pressure from the world around her she tries to hide in a world of surreal illusion.
Heart Hotel
Diwata Alcock
Australia, 4’10, 2021 (Swinburne)
Consumed by grief, Alex must confront ghosts of the past or become perpetually lost inside a spiritual realm.
Backfire
Jacob Sadler, Emily Hestelow, William Savage
Australia, 5’15, 2021 (UTS)
Backfire is an action adventure short film about perceived expectations within family relationships.
Knock, Knock?
Matilda Berger
Australia, 2’33, 2021 (VCA)
Two Auslan speaking clowns, Buttons and Cornflake are on the run. They attempt to hide out in the dessert motel for the night.
A Meal With Monsters
Luca Brisbane
Australia, 3’43, 2021 (VCA)
A father and son shipwreck on a mysterious island and have to learn to live with the islands inhabitants.
The Fisherman’s Ghost
Will Beattie
Australia, 2’33, 2021 (VCA)
A fisherman isolated in the middle of the ocean is drawn to the waters beneath him and forced to confront the horrors that lie beneath.
Unsung
Lucinda McIntyre
Australia, 3’48, 2021 (VCA)
When faced with assault from another crewmember, Micha jumps ship to escape and finds an unlikely ally in a group of sirens.
Down The Rabbit Hole
Sabrina Chan
Australia, 4’10, 2021 (RMIT)
The feeling of losing one’s self and having to dig so far down to find yourself again – it’s like you’re in a different world.
Gone Fishin’
Jack Cornish
Australia, 3’42, 2021 (RMIT)
A simple man stuck on a desert island finds something in common with an unlikely friend.
An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
Lachlan Pendragon
Australia, 11’18, 2021 (Griffith)
A young telemarketer uncovers the flaws in his stop motion universe with the help of a mysterious talking ostrich.