Best of Australian Shorts – 2023 Tour Canberra
This programme is a specially curated selection of highlights from Flickerfest’s Australian Academy® Qualifying competition programmes in Bondi 2023.
Flickerfest, celebrating 32 years bringing you the Best of Australian Shorts.
‘It’s Great Short Films, It’s On Tour, It’s The Vibe’!
*This programme contains mature themes & is not recommended for children under 15.
Classification: Children under 15yrs must be accompanied by an adult.
*Times & Prices may change, please check with the venue.
Download: Best of Australian Shorts Canberra Tour programme
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Screening: On Tour | Running Time: 115 min | Classification: under 15yrs to be w/adult
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An Ostrich Told Me The World Is Fake And I Think I Believe It
When a young telemarketer is confronted by a mysterious talking ostrich, he learns that the universe is stop motion animation. He must put aside his dwindling toaster sales and focus on convincing his colleagues of his terrifying discovery.
- Runtime: 11min
- Year: 2021
- Country: Australia
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Married At First Fleet
Married at First Fleet follows a modern day 18th Century couple. Individuals matched together according to their common interests, attractiveness and lack of diseases.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 7min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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White Lies
When his well intentioned lies escalate and spiral out of control, Dave has to choose between having money and power, or being a good role model for his daughter.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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The Fritz
Arriving at a party after being hit by a meteor, a nervous man (Trevor Jamieson) seeks to confront his brothers about their tumultuous past, but things don’t quite go according to plan. Also featuring Clarence Ryan and Kamahl.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 16min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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The Overthrow
One sweaty Australian summer, two girls roller skate across the outback from Sydney to Parliament House in an emission-less climate change protest that tests more than their friendship.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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Katele (Mudskipper)
Martha, a Torres Strait Islander woman works tirelessly in a laundromat loading machines and folding washing, ready for the collection of her boss. When a mysterious visitor arrives, Martha is reminded of the life she has left behind.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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Marionettes (And The Virtue Of A Lotus Flower)
The fate of marionettes is sealed as they are stuck inside a cycle of suffering: the mother questions their existence to the god and supplicates for liberation from an unfortunate tradition.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 10min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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The Pleasure Of Meeting Someone
The story of a young, ambitious man who, when faced with the loss of someone very special to him, must explore just how much of an effect she had on him.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia
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Wonder Down Under
Barb Barrett is a superhero. Or, at least she used to be. Now she must overcome her toughest challenge yet and rejoin the workforce in her fifties.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Australia