Best Of Australian 3 – 2018
The 3rd 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: Sun 14 Jan, 4.30pm | Runtime: 112 min | Classification: under 15 to be w/adult
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Boneslayer
An old man and a stolen dog share an unlikely kinship in this sweet but sad story of an odd couple.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 6min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Australia
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Beginners
Sang Kon, a 43-year-old man is isolated and struggles to cope with his new environment.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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Water
Water is life. And without it, life does not exist.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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Girl Of The Sky
Dasha, a 15-year-old Ukrainian girl with an unwanted reputation is forced to stand up to her past.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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Pile (Little Bird)
PILÈ (‘Little Bird’) is a short drama that captures a moment in a boy’s life where his masculinity and morality are in opposition, and the life or death of a lizard is in his hands.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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Miro
When Miro returns home at the end of WWII, he finds his land taken, his daughter stolen, his people relocated and his service record treated with contempt.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 24min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Australia
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Undercurrent
After a dangerous sea crossing, a young girl faced with tragedy is forced to find hope.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia
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Mrs McCutcheon
Having always felt he was born in the wrong body, 10-year-old Tom chooses the name Mrs McCutcheon rather than the name he was given at birth.
NSW PREMIERE- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2017
- Country: Australia