Best Of International 4 – 2016
The 4th of five programmes featuring the Best of International short films in competition.
Be uplifted, inspired and moved by the next generation of the world’s most talented filmmakers in competition for two Academy accredited awards; Best Short Drama & Best Short Animation.
Screening: Thur 14 Jan, 4.30pm | Duration: 108 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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Edmond
A funny and dark story of a man with cannibalistic urges who travels back through his life, looking for the root of his unhappiness.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 9 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom
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Copain (Buddy)
Fre is a teenager stuck between his coservative, wealthy family and his lower class friends. He manages to keep the two worlds separated until he falls in love…
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 16 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Belgium
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Over
What has happened in this quiet, suburban neighborhood? Has there been a murder, a hit-and-run, an accident? The reality is both profound and deeply unexpected, and unfolds in reverse in this quiet mystery that rewards the patient viewer.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 14 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom
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Simgyeong (Mirror In Mind)
A woman looks into her mind. Chasing her ideals on a tightrope. Every imperfect piece of her mind completes herself.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 2 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: South Korea
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Foul
It can be tough to be a kid. Especially if you’re not part of the gang. Foul is a humorous and melancholy everyday odyssey. It is a road movie that follows a ten-year-old girl through all the resistance she experiences on a normal winter day in Norway.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 6 min
- Year: 2014
- Country: Norway
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Dissonance
A genius musician lives a lonely life in a surreal, floating world, high above the ground. He plays the piano every day in a gigantic concert hall, but there is nobody there to listen. One day reality breaks into his fantasy world.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 17 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: Germany
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Winter Light
When an aging college professor confronts two hunters trespassing on his property, he begins an escalating battle of wills that will test his faith in everything he holds dear.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 29 min
- Year:
- Country: United States
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Cherry Cake
Set in the heart of rural England, Cherry Cake explores a brief moment in the life of angelic 86 year-old Ingrid. Whatever your reaction to this surprising and quirky film, you will never look at your grandmother in the same light again.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
- Runtime: 15 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom