Best Of International 4 – 2017
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: Wed 11 Jan, 6.30pm | Duration: 118 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
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The Evening Her Mind Jumped Out of Her Head
One cold winters’ evening, a serious woman is forced to lighten up when her mind jumps out of her head.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 8 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom
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Sweet Maddie Stone
15-year-old Maddie Stone rules her school. But after discovering her notorious father has been arrested, she has to make his bail money or lose the yard.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 24 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: United Kingdom
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Eine Villa Mit Pinien (The Pine Tree Villa)
Lion and Bird break into an uninhabited villa to find the reason why it is not aging. They immediately feel the power which keeps it alive. A fairytale about self-liberation.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 11 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Germany
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Zero Sum
Ruth wakes inside a featureless spaceship; she has no memory and is kept alive by a plastic tube.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 20 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: United Kingdom
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Ungar (Cubs)
A single father wants to fulfill his young daughters wish to throw a slumber party for her friends, but it turns out to be more of a challenge than he thought.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 19 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Iceland, United States
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Speechless
A little boy walks through a toy store full of people talking a strange an incomprehensible language. Alone he bonds with a young mother who finds a way to communicate with him without words.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 7 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Germany
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Miles Of Sand
A single mother in rural India has to pay a heavy price to repay her debts.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 12 min
- Year: 2016
- Country: Sweden
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The Chop
In this “kosher comedy,” a skilled and charming Jewish butcher must expand his horizons after he loses his job.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE- Runtime: 17 min
- Year: 2015
- Country: United Kingdom