A selection of the 2014 & 2015 & Academy® Award winning & nominated shorts from Flickerfest in past years & beyond.
Screening: Sun 10 Jan, 4.30pm | Runtime: 114 min | Classification: under 15 yrs to be w/adult
When playing a mysterious vinyl single, Pia is suddenly able to travel through her life.
A young photographer and his assistant suggest to Tibetan nomads to take their picture. Against diverse and more or less exotic backgrounds, families appear to the photographer. Through these shots, the photographer will weave unique links with each of the various villagers.
Short animation The Dam Keeper tells the tale of a young pig encumbered with an important job, and the meeting of a new classmate who changes everything.
A hospital janitor uses stories about a fantasy land to comfort a dying boy.
In this witty animated short set in 1960’s Norway, a seven-year-old girl asks her hopelessly out-of-touch parents for a bicycle, but the unconventional ways of these modernist architects soon prove to be a source of quiet embarrassment and anxiety.
Heather is a shy lady (Sally Hawkins) who works at a helpline call centre. When Heather receives a phone call from a mystery man (Jim Broadbent) she has no idea that the encounter will change her life forever.
James and Malachy are over the moon when their soft-hearted dad presents them with two baby chicks to care for. Raising their tiny charges, declaring themselves vegetarian and dreaming of running a chicken farm, the two boys are in for a shock when their parents announce that big changes are coming to the family.
Using seven-foot-tall characters in life-size sets, The Bigger Picture tells the stark and darkly humorous tale of caring for an elderly parent. Innovative animated short.