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After witnessing a traumatic family event, a young boy must choose: tell his mother the truth but destroy his brother’s trust, or stay silent, break from his childhood world and his mother, and join his brother with their dirty secret.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Oskar Weimar
- Writer: Oskar Weimar
- Producer: Weixue Wang, Sam McSweeney
- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
2nd May 2023
…njoy an incredible collection of global stories and take a trip around the world from the comfort of your cinema chair with the Best of International Shorts programme, including Oscar nominees ‘ÍVALU’ and ‘The Flying Sailor’ and stunning Indian drama ‘A Lullaby for Yellow Roses’ by acclaimed Indian director Rahul Roye. Come along and enjoy a festive atmosphere with friends and family, including a complimentary drink between the sessions and meet…
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What exactly are the rules in an open relationship? With no rulebook, it’s down to the couple to draw their lines… So when Dani tells Jess she might be interested in sleeping with guys again and it doesn’t go down too well, it looks like they might’ve hit their first hurdle. But with the world drowning in labels, why are people still expected to stick to their lane? F**KED raises the question many of us secretly ask ourselves – have I really explored and enjoyed my own sexuality? Whether straight, gay, bi, pansexual, asexual, or not sure who you are – there’s something about hitting 30 that makes you question whether you’re really being true to yourself. Sure, it’s not straightforward…but where’s the fun in that?
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Sara Harrak
- Writer: Meg Salter
- Producer: Emma Hammond
- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2023
- Country: UK
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In an alternate world where having sex means swapping bodies with the other person, a young woman struggles to be herself, defying her small conservative community where swapping is taboo. A deeply intimate portrait of identity in transition.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Mdhamiri á Nkemi
- Writer: Eve Hedderwick Turner
- Producer: Sabina Smitham
- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2023
- Country: UK
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When relationship guy Louis gets dumped by his long-term girlfriend, the 30-something year old is left to navigate a brave new world of hookup culture. Desperate not to die alone, Louis swipes right for a frivolous fling while best friend Cam ditches the apps to manufacture her own Hollywood-style romance. The pair divide and conquer at a local bar and in one chaotic afternoon they learn that love is no longer blind, it just swipes left.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Tyson Yates
- Writer: Tyson Yates
- Producer: Kristie Yates
- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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11 year-old, Olivia, lives in a small, seaside town with her father. Olivia endures misogynistic behaviour from the boys and men in her town; she’s told to smile, she’s followed, she’s physically assaulted. Dealing with the situation with silence and reservation, Olivia retreats into her own world. Olivia finds solace in an old picture book; set against the roaring ocean waves a group of sirens fight back against their captors. A series of strange happenings lead her back to the ocean. When she follows a woman into the depths, Olivia engages with the power and irreverence of the sirens of the sea. Later, when verbally assaulted by a group of teenage boys in a car, Olivia expresses her rage. She takes the power she hasn’t been afforded.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Isabella Andronos
- Writer: Isabella Andronos, Beck Thompson
- Producer: Katherine Shearer, Sasha Dyer, Isabella Andronos
- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Belle is a university student facing her own challenges and finding her place in the world. Whilst enduring a day of distressing encounters, Belle musters the inner strength needed to stand up for herself. The More The Storm is the story of a young person gaining courage and self-assurance by overcoming adversity.
WORLD PREMIERE
- Director: Nathan Croft
- Writer: Nathan Croft, Brielle Riza
- Producer: Victoria Schaw
- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
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Are men attracted to women with saggy breasts? Have you ever killed anyone? On the internet we can be anonymous and completely open about our inner dilemmas, but what would happen if we were just as brutally honest in the physical world? The authentic dialogue in this experimental comedy is borrowed from Norway’s largest chat forum and portrays how many of us seek guidance in a world that seems confusing and strange.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Director: Siri Bråtveit
- Writer: Siri Bråtveit
- Producer: Turid Rogne
- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Norway
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Mrs Porter lived her life in a desert country, a world away from the cities of Australia. It’s an arid land – a beautiful land – a network of water sources that are ours. The richness of Mrs Porter’s knowledge and skill comes from a life spanning immense societal change. Thanks to the power of her storytelling and her endless generosity, Mrs Porter continues to give not just to her families, but to the entire world.
NSW PREMIERE
- Director: Dr Lizzie Ellis, Matt Woodham
- Writer:
- Producer: Tjarlirli Art
- Runtime: 18min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Australia
24th January 2024
…Boy), Fiona Williams (Managing Editor SBS Movies), Producer Jamie Hilton (Runt, Sleeping Beauty) & David Michôd (The King, The Rover, Animal Kingdom). FlickerLab is presented by AFTRS AFTRS FlickerLab Tickets . RAINBOW SHORTS At 6.30pm, celebrate LGBTQI+ stories from around the world at our Rainbow Shorts competition. Be the first to see the beautiful German award-winning short Slow Down the Fall from talented filmmaker Camille Tricaud, don’t mis…
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