Best Of Documentary Shorts 2 – 2023
The 2nd of two programmes featuring the best of International & Australian Documentary short films in competition. International & Australian filmmakers vying for the prestigious Flickerfest Award for Best Documentary (Academy® Qualifying).
Screening: Sun 22 Jan, 6.30pm | Runtime: 112 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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Addresses
In a country with no numerical system for street addresses, a young woman explores the unique system that has taken hold, and the prospect of its rapid disappearances.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 14min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Costa Rica
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The Other Side Of Paradise
Stuck in a state of limbo, Tymour, a Kurdish asylum seeker, dwells on the difficulties of his past as his future hangs in the balance.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2022
- Country: United Kingdom
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Primer Paquete Para Honduras (First Package for Honduras)
Life between waiting and arriving… A mother is trying to find a new place for herself and her kids in a new world, which is everything but welcoming.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 24min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Germany
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Carpenter
An old Kurdish man (Hussein Mahmood) who is a carpenter tries to make artificial legs for people who have lost their legs.
WORLD PREMIERE- Runtime: 15min
- Year: 2023
- Country: Iran
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Backflip
Attempting a backflip is not safe. You can break your neck, or land on your head, or land badly on your wrists. So, watch this avatar practise and learn to do it instead.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 13min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Germany
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Liturgy Of Anti-Tank Obstacles
Sculpture artists known for religious statues retrain to build anti-tank obstacles. A portrait of a country facing total war.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12min
- Year: 2022
- Country: Ukraine
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Long Line Of Ladies
A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 22min
- Year: 2022
- Country: USA