Best Of Australian 2 – 2020
The 2nd of seven programmes featuring the best of Australian short films in competition.
Our home-grown talent battle it out for the prestigious Academy® accredited award for Best Australian Short Film.
Screening: Sat 11 Jan, 6.30pm | Runtime: 111 mins | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult
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The Quiet
When an astronaut ponders on the quietude of space, he comes upon a startling self-realization.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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Passage
After losing her father, Shrin gains a different perspective on loss.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Australia
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The Diver
Callans mind is full of rage, chaos and confusion that can only be tamed by the soothing solitude of the world underwater.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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The Sand That Ate The Sea
In the opal mining red dirt of Andamooka; South Australia; a son faces the memories of the mysterious disappearance of his father in a great flooding storm, while the same storm appears on his own horizon.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 30min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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Broken Line North
Two broken people – a Lao-Australian woman and a teenage hitchhiker – must navigate grief, isolation and unlikely connection forged over one night in a roadside motel.
- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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The Men That Come
The Men That Come is a gothic allegory about the way we treat victims and survivors of violence and abuse.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 4min
- Year: 2018
- Country: Australia
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Henry Needs A New Home
Henry and his canine companion must defend their tiny home from a seemingly unstoppable force.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia
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Wishes Fulfilled
When her family comes to visit a new grandmother tries to enact the teachings of her guided meditation tapes.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 9min
- Year: 2019
- Country: Australia