Serial Gardener
dir: Andrew Connell
Drama / AUS / 7 mins
Gardener turned serial killer, Jimmy Kimble is
finally in custody. The Detectives have everything
they need except a motive for the murders.

Potential Employee
dir: Andrew Dunstan
Comedy / AUS / 3 mins
A nervous commerce graduate, an excruciating
job interview, things are about to go VERY wrong.

Reality Survivor
dir: Pauline Findlay
Mockumentary / AUS / 10 mins
Jimmy is dumped by his girlfriend and decides
to go on the reality TV circuit to try and make
something of himself.

Good Cop Bad Cop
dir: Brett Nichols
Comedy / AUS / 9 mins
A New York City detective will stop at nothing
to bring his crooked conjoined twin cop partner
to justice.

CTRL+P
dir: Gohutan Swathasan
Comedy / AUS / 4 mins
Ever had a stupid idea pop up in your head
at work? It’s late, the office is deserted,
what’s the harm?

The Jesus Spoon
dir: Craig Fox
Comedy / AUS / 7 mins
Gross-out comedy about two boys, a dog turd
and a decorative spoon that may or may not
have magical culinary powers!
Stars Ian Smith (Neighbours).

The Surprise
dir: Gary Hegedus
Comedy / AUS / 6 mins
When her husband is delayed at work, his wife
decides it’s a good time to play up. All does
not go according to plan, what was going to be
a night of unadulterated adultery, turns into
a cat and mouse game of deception.

Dog with Electric Collar
dir: Steve Baker
Animation / AUS / 5 mins
The dog lives in the basement apartment on
a busy city street, incessantly barking at
anything that passes by the window. That is,
until its owner decides to strap on an unforgiving
electric collar...

Sarah’s Jihad
dir: Zev Howley
Drama / AUS/ 18 mins
Sarah is a seventeen year old Australian girl
whose life revolves around, school, her friends
and boyfriend. After an accident Sarah strikes
up an unlikely friendship with Aisha, an 18 year
old Muslim girl.

Ruthless Days
dir: Ivan Zelic
Drama / AUS / 13 mins
It’s Jakes last job, it’s been that way for
a long time. A Non-linear crime story that
packs a punch.

H
dir: Stephen Francis
Comedy / AUS / 6 mins
Two friends argue about the eighth letter
of the alphabet while on their way to work.
What are they doing? and why does it matter
in the first place?

Scorn
dir: Brent Armfield
Thriller / AUS / 6 mins
A Psychological look into what can go wrong
when a long term relationship goes sour and
one person can’t let go.

The Marina Experiment
dir: Marina
Experimental Documentary USA/AUS / 18 mins
A father documents the emotional violations
his daughter endured under his direction over
the first sixteen years of her life. After his
death, she uncovers boxes of reel to reel audio,
super 8 film and over 10,000 photographs,
all of her. The daughter, also the filmmaker,
presents the evidence.

Tinglewood
dir: Alexander Von Hofmann
Horror / AUS / 17 mins
When a family goes camping deep in the Tinglewood
forest, the last thing they expect is company and
a violent struggle to survive the night.

El Visitante
dir: Maisie Cohen
Animation / AUS / 5 mins
A young Spaniard with a vivid imagination visits
Australia but finds himself quite lonely.

Igor & Mal
dir: Michael Kratochil
Drama / AUS / 9 mins
Distraught over the death of his younger brother
Mal, Igor visits a mysterious suburban psychic,
with the hope of bringing Mal back to life.

Fear
Dir: Leilani Croucher
Drama / AUS / 10 mins
Trapped in a confusing world, young Abigail
is dragged on a journey to discover who the
girl with no face is and how she died.

Monarch
dir: Shane Willis
Drama / AUS / 13 mins
A man trapped in a room with a caged
butterfly endures the CIA’s secret mind
control program, Monarch.

Binge
dir: Andrew Langcake
Drama / AUS / 7 mins
Mr Brown lives in cheap motels and sells
shampoo door to door. On the first full moon
of each month, he locks himself in his room
with a suitcase full of whiskey and undergoes
a terrifying transformation.

Rikki
dir: Ben Kermode
Drama / AUS / 7 mins
Rikki thinks she has pulled off the big heist.
But when her dangerous past catches up with her,
not everyone will be left standing.

Colony
dir: Michael Olson
Drama / Canada / 9 mins
Colony is a dystopian science fiction short
about the addictive and destructive allure
of power.

Cane Cutter
dir: Dustin Clare
Drama / AUS / 9 mins
Set over Christmas 1970, two friend’s
loyalties are tested. Shot on Super 8mm.

The Community Cup
dir: Stratos Pavlis
Documentary / AUS / 25 mins
A Documentary about the Sacred Heart community
cup. A crap footy match between the Espy Rockdogs
and the RRR-PBS Megahertz, watched by 20,000
people each year.

Ramones are not dead
dir’s: Suzy Ramone + Andrew Bunney
Documentary / AUS / 26 mins
A non-stop rock ‘n’roll rollercoaster ride into
the world of those who love and follow the
Ramones...still.

Rule of the Thirds
dir: Dean Robb
Drama / AUS / 4 mins
There are three sides to every story – yours,
mine and the truth. A multicultural film noir
told from three different perspectives.

Tip
dir: Neil Horton
Action / AUS / 5 mins
A car is racing down the road, why? Is he being
chased? Is he late for something? The answer
could be deadly.

1973
dir: Karen Flores-Alfaro
Documentary / AUS / 10 mins
In a country full of inner turmoil and chaos,
Christina must resolve her life in order to
protect her family and their future.

Visit China
dir: Anthony Samangy
Experimental / USA / 12 mins
Visit China explores American Consumerism
through visual depictions of the loss of
Industry in Cleveland, Ohio and its subsequent
effect on our global, social and individual
states.

The Dark Side of War
dir: Paul Dinnerville
Drama / AUS / 15 mins
Based on the powerful true story of a civilian
contractor kidnapped by insurgence in Iraq
in 2004.

Lucy wants to kill herself
dir: Andrea Brooks
Animation / AUS / 13 mins
Surreal black comedy about a suicidal writer
and her pet cat.

Cogitate
dir: Aaron Swann
Drama / AUS / 10 mins
A Young Man lies submerged in a bathtub,
blood pumping out horrible gashes on his wrist.
Objects in the room trigger memories, which
forces him to decide whether or not to save
his life.

Tactile
dir: Alex Watkins
Drama / AUS / 7 mins
We follow a nameless man around his urban home
as he seeks to transcend his isolated existence.

The Black Dog
dir: Shaun Katz
Drama / AUS / 14 mins
A young woman in a confused and drug addled
state drags the object of her desire, her
neighbour, into her apartment to keep her company.

Through a Gash Darkly
dir: Carey Burtt
Experimental / USA / 6 mins
A peek inside the mindscape of a death-obsessed-conspiracy-theorist and occult enthusiast.

The Decayed
dir: Josef J Weber
Horror / AUS / 13 mins
Three beautiful girls fall prey to a psycho
surgeon hell bent on finding a cure from
the deadly virus destroying his body.

Dream of a Ridiculous Man
dir: Carey Burtt
Experimental / USA / 10 mins
Based on Fyodor Dostoevsky’s last short story.
Dream tells the tale of a man bereft of meaning
and purpose.

You and I
dir: Luke McKay
Drama / AUS / 5 mins
In a state of despair, a deranged madman
justifies his motives before taking the life
of an innocent man.

Charleyville
dir: Emile M Smith
Drama / AUS / 4 mins
Vietnam, 1969. Two Australian soldiers hold
a suspected Viet Cong for questioning. By day’s
end, the two men find themselves faced with
answers more revealing than anticipated.

Vulture Culture
dir: Christian Farrugia
Comedy / AUS / 13 mins
Vulture Culture is a dark psychedelic comedy
which follows three dysfunctional youths on
their journey to the local service station.

The Body Watchers
dir: Adam Spellicy
Comedy / AUS / 6 mins
Burlesque meets B-Grade Sci Fi when a peepshow
stripper has a close encounter of the Voyeuristic
kind.

Clown’s Lament
dir: Gabriel Dowrick
Drama / AUS / 5 mins
This clown has come to the end of the line.
His only option is to confess his love for another.

Light
dir: Shelley Semo
Drama / AUS / 5 mins
Charlotte is struggling to come to terms with
the darkness of her past, which now threatens
to destroy her future.

Out
dir: Daniel Fox
Drama / AUS / 20 mins
After serving 10 years in gaol, Joel tries
to reconcile his family while doing what he does
best, dealing. He’s about to learn he can’t have
it both ways.

Libido Ex Machina (Desire in the Machine)
dir’s: Josh Nelson + Rohan Spong
Experimental Narrative / AUS / 8 mins
Confined within a repressive convent, sister
Rosette is plagued by dreams of a monstrous
clockwork presence. Desires are laid bare,
and there will be consequences.

Matinee
dir: Jennifer Bell
Drama / NL / 34 mins
Actors Mariah and Daniel have an onstage romance
lacking spark. But today’s matinee performance
could make both their careers. Daniel wants to
make big changes.

Quantum Shorty
dir’s: Liam Firmanger + David Man
Drama / AUS / 12 mins
What do you do with the Golden Dream when
the world turns black and the dream turns
green...? You sing a little tune – you’re
bound to wake up soon. One man’s journey
through a world of wake-ups – and the women
who love them.

Rufus
dir: Rebecca Thomson
Mockumentary / AUS / 7 mins
What happens when a vampire after an easy feed,
a paraplegic woman with an appetite for love and
a documentary filmmaker hungry for that award
winning expose all go out on a date together?

Dirty Music
dir: Steve Murray
Musical / AUS / 6 mins
While cleaning up a crime scene in a cabaret,
Lincoln takes an ammonia induced ride through
the world of booze, music and burlesque as the
club comes alive around him.

The Swallow
dir: Gabriel Dowrick
Drama / AUS / 17 mins
The Swallow is an ultra-violent hyper-reality
film about a boudoir,its proprietor and his
fall from grace.

Toak
dir: Jamie Wilson
Drama / AUS / 10 mins
Two strangers meet on a deserted road, little
do they know they are two of a kind.

Michael
dir: Jason Saville
Drama / AUS / 4 mins
Michael features a couple of scenes taken
from a feature screenplay about a teenager
who comes to the city to track down his older,
runaway sister, though finding something that
you believe will make you complete is never
as straightforward as one would hope.

Skye
dir: Jason Saville
Drama / AUS / 18 mins
In Skye, a young woman shows up at a local
basketball court looking to reconnect with
a young man she met at a party. Back at his place,
it becomes clear that, with this woman, it’s about
time for some new moves...

Bad Day at Work
dir: Kole Dysart
Comedy / AUS / 15 mins
A portion of a wicked man. A black as ink comedy.

Higher Plane
dir’s: Travis Bigg + Anthony Defazio
Thriller / AUS / 17 mins
A wealthy businessman gets hold of a mysterious
box which seems to feed off living organisms.
Feeding the box allows him to harness its
hallucinatory powers, but it soon becomes evident
that his sick addiction will lead to horrific consequences.

Penmanship
dir: Christian Kloukinas
Comedy/Thriller / AUS / 7mins
Brian is a writer afflicted by a crippling
writer’s block. Struggling to find an idea
for his new book, Brian suddenly loses his pen.
What he finds is completely unexpected and leads
to a violent moment of catharsis. Is this the
birth of a new idea, or something more sinister?