Shorts
Inclusive but far from complete list of short Australasian films
Against the Grain: More Meat Than Wheat (Tim Burns, 1980) 80 min., Released 1981, Eastman colour, 16 mm, 76 min., prod. Tim Burns for Nightshift Films, wr. Tim Burns & Michael Callaghan, dp Louis Irving, ed. Peter Bailey, Chris Cordaux, Melissa Woods; Joy Burns, Letham Burns, Mary Burns, Michael Callaghan, Sandy Edwards, George Sutton; young idealist visits WA to visit family; low budget political drama, WA
All Set Backstage (Paul Cox, 1976) Prahran College of Advanced Education, 22 min.
Apartments (Megan McMurchy, 1977) Australian Film and Television School; Jeune Pritchard, Sandy Edwards, Michael Snelling; short film depicting relationships of people living in an apartment block; 10 min.
Arbor Day (Gillian Armstrong, 1971) 65"
Audacious (Samantha Lang, 1995) wr. Samantha Lang, Australian Film Television and Radio School, 26 min. short; Dee Smart, John Polson, Aden Young; Stella, a young married woman is distraught because of the lack of passion her husband, Tom, shows towards her; she tries everything, a psychologist, videos, fantasies, but when her husband finally realises the problem and responds she is taken aback
BabaKiueria (Don Featherstone, 1986) short; racial reversal comedy; 29 min.
Bad News Bachelors (Franco di Chiera, 1990) short, prod. wr. Franco di Chiera, 27 min.; production in association with the Australian Film Commission, with Nicholas Papademetriou, Helen Dallas, Greg Iverson, Deidre Brock-Jones; comedy about singles in the inner-city area of Sydney where finding a lover is not as easy as it seems; Stuart and Karen spend much of their time in coffee shops sharing experiences; They have a lot in common including some adventurous attempts at solving their problems; Stuart puts an advertisement in the gay personal column and Karen decides to visit a dating service
Ballad of Betty and Joe, The (Martha Ansara, 2009) wr. Martha Ansara, Rivka Hartman; Alice Ansara, Tony Barry, 12 min.
Bangers (Andrew Upton, 1999) wr. Andrew Upton; Cate Blanchett, Lynette Curran; 9 min.
Bathers, The (Elissa Down, 2002) wr. Elissa Down
Beyond the Glass Ceiling, Ronin Films, VHS videocassette, 1994, 100 min., sd., col., 1/2 in; featuring three short films by Jane Campion: Peel (1982) A Girl's Own Story (1984) Passionless Moments (1984); as well as The Lead Dress (Virginia Murray) Excursion to the Bridge of Friendship (Christina Andreef, 1993) Crack in the Curtains (Jinks Dulhunty) Just Desserts (Monica Pellizzari, 1993)
Big House, The (Rachel Ward, 2001) short, wr. Rachel Ward; AFI best fiction short 2001; 24 mins, 35mm; Tony Martin, Gary Sweet, Kick Gurry, dop Toby Oliver
Blind Daters, The (Adrian McFarlane, 2009)
Blindman's Bluff (Rachel Ward) short
Bolero, 1967, short, dir. Albie Thoms
Bonza, 1988, short, wr. dir. David Swann; 16 mm. 27 min.; Bonza is a dog
Bound (Serhat Carradee, 2004) wr. Sam Meikle, prod. Daniella Ortega; Matthew Mazzafero, Ian Bliss, Jane Townsend, Joseph Zeini; AFTRS; 8 min.; on the DVD with Last of the Knucklemen
Buck's Party (Steve Jodrell, 1978) dp Wally Fairweather, Patrick Maher, ed. Geoffrey Hall, Davd Rapsey; Steve Edwards, David Griffiths, Tom Harris, Pauline Hood; short; 38'; made in WA
Buried (Tim Bullock, 2003) wr. prod. Tim Bullock; Clayton Jacobson (Angus), Jason Gann (Malcolm), Gone Troppo DVD, Tropfest 2003 DVD, 6'45"
Caravan Park (Phillip Noyce, 1973) short, Australian Film and Television School, wr. Phillip Noyce, story John Emery, dp Tom Cowan, ed. Anthony Buckley, sound Barry Brown, production assistant Gillian Armstrong, 14 min.; Beryl Marshall, Les Berryman, Mathew Kay; after their car breaks down, a family moves into a caravan park while they try to raise the money needed for the necessary repairs
Charlie at the Sydney Show (John Gavin, 1916) Ern Vockler
Christmas Cake, The, dir. Katey Grusovin (short film).
Cinesound Review: Kokoda Front Line, 1942, dp and commentary Damien Parer; shared 1942 Academy Award for Short Documentary with John Ford's Battle of Midway; Parer shot the footage for the Dept of Information, which let Cinesound use it (Shirley & Adams: 166)
Clara (Van Sowerwine, 2005) animated stop-motion short; 12 year-old girl struggling to deal with change in her life
Computer Boy (Abe Forsythe) three scenes only on the Ned DVD
Connected by Light (Matthew Bate, 2008) re Lynette Wallworth
Cradle Song, 1977, Written, edited, directed by Gilly Coote, Australian Film and Television School, 17 min., starring: Michele Fawdon, A young woman, at home in the traditional wife/mother role, is offered the opportunity to sing again, and finds the decision a difficult one to make
Crocodile Dreaming (Darlene Johnson, 2007) short; David Gulpilil
Date, The (Will Usic & Damon Herriman, 1999) Dan Spielman, Rose Byrne, Richard Carter, Denise Kirby; Gone Troppo DVD, 7 min.
Dead to the World, 1990, dir. Ross Gibson, Huzzah Productions, 102 min., producer: John Cruthers, with Lynette Curran, John Doyle, Tibor Gyapjas, Agnieszka Perepeczko, Richard Roxburgh, Newtown, once the boxing centre of Sydney, is now the property speculation capital. Property developers are looking to wring a fortune out of the district. Alexandra's gym, of which she is proud and protective, is prime real estate and many factions are coveting it. Passions heat and the moral ground begins to shift - everyone must decide what they want, how they might get it and just where they would draw the line in the quest for satisfaction
Denial, 1997, short, dir. wr. ed. assoc prod. Phillip Crawford, supervising prod. Ann Turner, Janis Lesinskis, VCA School of Film and Television, University of Melbourne, 17 min. Nominated for two awards AFI 1998. About two brothers and a mother (Kerry Armstrong) in a caravan park and a pedophile.
Drip, The (Nick Tantaro, 1996) short, wr. prod. Nick Tantaro; Matt Potter, Jonathan Mill; AFTRS; 7.5 min.; on the Eliza Fraser DVD
Dust (Ivan Sen, 2000) short, wr. Ivan Sen; broadcast on SBS Friday 2 June 2000 as part of Unfinished Business: Reconciling the Nation; indigenous short drama exploring the demons and dreams of five people on a cotton farm
Edge of Realty (Priscilla Cameron, 2003) Troy Planet (Steve Sticht), Yutaka Izumihara (client), Bart Smith (Brian), 7 min.; Tropfest 2003 DVD
Firm Man, The, 1974, dir. John Duigan, produced by John Duigan with assistance from the Film and Television Board of the Australian Council for the Arts, AFI Distribution, 93 min., producer, director, script, John Duigan, with Peter Cummins, Eileen Chapman, Peter Carmody, Bethany Lee, Don Gunner, Gerald Baxter leaves his job to become an executive in a mysterious corporation, the Firm. His increasing disorientation is matched by his growing loyalty to the Firm. Made on a tiny budget of $5,000 the film is a mix of naturalism and stylisation which the filmmaker hoped would work on a simple, surrealistic level
First Year, The, 1980, producer/director Barbara Chobocky, 18 mins, Tresillian child development series, Distributed by A.F.I. Distribution Ltd, With: The baby in arms. Shows three families with babies at three, seven and eleven months. Highlights the father's role and shows the importance of his relationship to the baby in the first year
From Sand to Celluloid, 1996: parts are No Way to Forget, Payback, Two-Bob Mermaid, Blackman Down, Fly Peewee Fly, Round Up. [See also Shifting Sands: From Sand to Celluloid Continued.] Each title made in association with SBS Independent for 'Creative Nation'. Contents: No way to forget / writer, director, Richard Frankland (11 min.) - won Best Short Film AFI 1996 -- Fly Peewee fly / writer, director, Sally Riley (10 min.) -- Round up / writer, director, Rima Tamou (16 min.) -- Two bob mermaid / writer, director, Darlene Johnson (15 min.) --Payback / writer, director, Warwick Thornton (10 min.) -- Black man down / writer, co-producer, Sam Watson ; director, Bill McCrow (11 min.). A compilation of 6 short films by Aboriginal filmakers dramatising various aspects of Aboriginal life in white Australia. Touches on topics which include Black Deaths In Custody, family life, social interaction and social disadvantage, traditions and racial discrimination
Gap, The, 1994, wr. dirc. Christina Andreef , prod. Helen Bowden, Australian Film Institute [distributor], 18 min. From dawn one morning 'til dawn the next a man in deep despair, tries to end his life by jumping off the Gap, a cliff at the mouth of Sydney Harbour. Cops are sent to talk him down. The man outdoes them in his dignity and his courage
Gate (Peter Carstairs, 2000) short, wr. Peter Carstairs; Brett Wood, Joel Edgerton, Tony Ryan; on DVD of One Night the Moon
Gentle Persuasion (Burleigh Smith, 2008) 7 min., Tropfest
Gifted Thumbs (Peter Templeman, 2002) wr. Peter Templeman, prod. Katherine Barrett, dop Torstein Dyrting, music Ben Chase; Mark Evans, Liz Sideris; 14 min. WA
Girl Who Met Simone de Beauvoir in Paris, 1980, short, dir. Richard Wherrett, wr. Frank Moorhouse, prod. Richard Brennan, dp Geoff Burton, camera op Gill Leahy, ed. Stewart Young; Tony Llewellyn-Jones, Judy Morris, Anna Volska, John Clayton, Peter Carroll, John Sherrin, Nancye Hayes, Katrina Foster, Brandon Burke; 23 min.
Girl's Own Story, A (Jane Campion, 1984) short, ex-library tape, 27 min.
Goodbye Cruel World (Adrian McFarlane, 2011)
Guided by the Light of the Lord (Abe Forsythe, 1998) Leslie Garlik (Marc Turner) tries to teach ppl about Jesus, 5 min.
Harry's War (Richard Frankland) documentary-drama about the war experience of Frankland's Uncle Harry; short; 35 min. Crossing Tracks 'compilation'
Harvie Krumpet, short, dir. Adam Elliot; AA 2004
Her Outback (Elissa Down, 2002) 4 min.
Holding Your Breath, 2002, short, dir. Anthony Lucas; competing for a short film prize, Cannes, 2002
Hole in the Ground (Kenta McGrath, 2008)
Horse with Stripes, A (Andrew O'Sullivan, 1991) short, wr. Andrew O'Sullivan, prod. Andrew Ross; John Gregg, Mary-Lou Stewart, Michael Lake, Louise Howitt; 25 min.; AFTRS; on the DVD with High Rolling
Interrupted Divorce, An (John Gavin, 1916) wr. Agnes Gavin; Fred Bluett, Vera Remée
Into the Night, short, Won Best Screenplay in a Short Film AFI Awards 7 November 2002.
Intolerance (Laura Fienstein [Paul Fenech], 1998) Sandy Gutman, Gone Troppo DVD, 4'30"
Jack (Matty Limpus, 2003) wr. Matty Limpus, prod. Francesca Strano, dop Denson Baker, music Alex Ringis, Barry Langrishe (Jack), Deborah Best (Helen), Andy King (Neil), Vito deFrancesco (Mickey), Linda Brotherton (Adel), Nick Candy (Young Traveller)
Jewboy (Tony Krawitz, 2005) 52 min.; set in Sydney's Hassidic community
Journey (Ivan Sen, 1997) short
Just Me and My Little Girlie, 1976, short, dir. Linda Blagg; deals with father-daughter incest
Kiss, The (Alan Lovell, 1998) Hugo Weaving, Zoe Carides, Peter Brown, case of mistaken identity, 7 min.
Ladies Please, 1994, on the Priscilla DVD: it's a doco about drag queens; quite long, c. 30 min.
Last Aussie Auteur, The, short, Tony Martin, 10 min., on the Bad Eggs DVD; "originally screened on ABCTV's The Late Show in 1993, a profile of the controversial Australian filmmaker Warren Perso; wr. Tony Martin; Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, John Harrison, Jane Kennedy, Judith Lucy, Tony Martin, Mick Molloy
Living Room (David Caesar) short, made 1987 (DC made Shopping Town at film school the year before) DC mentions the work of Richard Everden and his photography of indigenous people at end 19C; DC's film is a doco of ppl and how they live in various places in Sydney; c. 19 min.
Love Like You've Never Been Hurt (Burleigh Smith, 2009)
Love You Mum (David Ockenden, 2007) prod. Matt Pearson, wr. Frances Macaulay Forde; Bridget Walters, Eliza Lovell
Lover Boy (Geoffrey Wright, 1989) wr. Geoffrey Wright; Noah Taylor (Mick), Gillian Jones (Sally), Ben Mendelsohn (Gaz), Daniel Pollock (Duck), Alice Garner (Rhonda), Peter Hosking (Lex), Beverley Gardiner (Mick's mother); 16 mm. 57 min.; inappropriate liaison between teenager and woman three times his age ends tragically; on the DVD with Metal Skin
Man of Straw (Alkinos Tsilimidos) documentary, 28 min. week in the life of compulsive gambler
Man You Know, The (Steven Jacobs, 1984) on the DVD with La Spagnola; weird gothic drama about crazy son of politician; experimental film about the son of Bob Proudfoot, The Man You Know, and what has driven him crazy
Margherita with Hot Salami, A (Daina Reid, 1999) Frances O'Connor, Paul Leyden
Martha's New Coat, short (Rachel Ward, 2003) wr. Elizabeth Mars, prod. Bryan Brown; Matilda Brown (daughter of Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown); released in SBS season of 50 Minute Shorts, 52 min.
Mate (Evan Clarry, 1997) Rod promises his mate Dave he will feed his body to the crocs when he dies, 10 min.; on the DVD with Blurred; weird gothic drama
Men's Room (Robert Forsyth, 2002) wr. Robert Forsyth, prod. Robyn Marais, dp Richard Malins ACS; Simon Clarke, Deanna Cooney; on the WA DVD
Mere Oblivion (Burleigh Smith, 2007) 7 min., Tropfest
Mystery of Flying Kicks, The (Matthew Bate, 2010)
New Black, The (2009) compilation of short Indigenous films shown on ABC TV 2009, incl. films from Deborah Mailman, Leah Purcell, Warwick Thornton
New Skin (Anthony Hayes, 2002) short, 56 min.; Dendy Award Sydney FF
Nights Belong to the Novelist: Elizabeth Jolley (Christina Wilcox, 1987) short; 48 min.
Nightride (Martin Murphy, c 1997) short, wr. Martin Murphy, prod. Della Churchill; Tai Nguyen, Brett Wood, John Brisdon; AFTRS 2004; 11 min.; on the End Play DVD
No Way to Forget (Richard Frankland, 1996) short; see From Sand to Celluloid; Best Short Film AFI 1996, 11 min.
Number One Fan: Laurie Nichols (Jolyon Hoff, 2007) 13 min.
Only the Brave (Ana Kokkinos, 1994) 59 min.
Out (Samantha Lang, 1995) short, prod. Samantha Lang
Palisade, 1988, short, dir. wr. Laurie McInnes
Passionless Moments (Jane Campion, 1984) short, ex-library tape, 13 min.
Peel (Jane Campion, 1982) aka Peel: An Exercise in Discipline; short; father orders son to pick up orange peel from roadside; dysfunctional situation; 9 min.
Pilbara Pearl (Christopher R. Watson, 1999) wr. Sarah Rossetti, WA
Road to Alice (Stavros Andonis Efthymiou, 1992) short, wr. Stavros Andonis Efthymiou, Hugo Weaving, Noah Taylor, 29 min.
Rust Bucket (Robert Connolly, 1997) short, wr. Robert Connolly, camera Tristan Milani; RowanWoods (Wayne), Di Adams (Susan), Rex Woods (Ben), Jamie Oxenbould (mechanic), Steve Rodgers (David), Steve Worland, Rob Blanzen (thieves), Gone Troppo DVD, 7 min.
Scoff (Renée Webster, 2003) wr. Renée Webster, dop Richard Malins, prod. Robyn Marais, music Alex Ringis; Amy McDowall, Simon Baynes, Gavan Ellis, Stephen Parkin, George Shevtsov; filmed at Calingiri; 11 min.; on the WA DVD
Six Days Straight (Michael Duignan, 2002) short, wr. Louise Woodruff Sanz, prod. John Kisch; Drew Forsythe, Damien Fowler, Jennifer Kent; 12 min.; on the DVD with Alvin Purple
Some Dreams Come True (Christopher Kenworthy, 2006) 7 min.
Square Bashing, 1982, short, dir. Stephen Harrop; 9 min.
Squeaker's Mate (David Baker, before 1975?) short story by Barbara Baynton; on the DVD with The Great Macarthy; 41 min.
Stump (Robert Forsyth, 2002) wr. Robert Forsyth, prod. Robyn Marais, dp Richard Malins ACS; Talei Howell-Price, Stephen Parkin, WA
Stunt Love (Matthew Bate, 2011) wr. Matthew Bate, prod. Caroline Man, research John J. McGowan; J.P. McGowan, Helena Holmes, Zoe Bell, Grant Page, David Donaldson; story of J.P. McGowan; 27 min.
Swinger (Gregor Jordan, 1995) man hanging himself; Darren Gilshenan (John) , Lucy Bell (girlfriend), Jerome Ehlers (Macmillan), Ian Rogerson (DJ), Gone Troppo DVD, 3 min.
Tears, c. 1997, dir. Ivan Sen; Luke Carroll (Vaughn), Jamilla Frail (Lena)
Terra Nullius, 1993, dir. Anne Pratten; short; stolen generations Aboriginal girl has been sexually abused by adoptive father
Then She Was Gone (Burleigh Smith, 2010)
Third Note, The (Catriona McKenzie, 2000) 16 min.
Three Hams in a Can (Kenta McGrath, 2009)
Three Old Friends, on the Stork DVD
Towel Head (Rowan Woods, 1997) RW checks into top hotel, enjoys room service, leaves; Rowan Woods (guest), John Bocska (reception), Stephen Thompson (bellhop), 5 min.
Tran the Man (Rowan Woods, 1994) wr. Rowan Woods; David Wenham (Ray Moss), Rowan Woods (Donny Moss), Stephen Leeder (Uncle Jack) Skye Wansey (Deb); © AFTRS; ca. 16 min.
Triple Word Score (Armagan Ballentyne); 9 min.; two older women play scrabble, new man arrives
Tulip (Rachel Griffiths, 1998) Charles "Bud" Tingwell; older man dealing with death of his wife; 15 min.; videotape
Two/Out (Kriv Stenders, 1998) prod. Catherine Kerr, AFC/POD Film Production; wr. Troy Davies, Kevin Steinberg, based on the play Jack by Jim McNeil; Richard Green, Tony Ryan, 14 min., winner best short film AFI awards 1998
Two-Wheeled Time Machine, The (David Lowe, 1997) prod. Miriam Stein, Matt Day, Essie Davis, Jacki Weaver, 21 min., AFTRS; on the Cosi DVD
Two/Out, c. 1998, dir. Kevin Sternberg (?), prod. Catherine Kerr; wr. Troy Davies, Kevin Steinberg, based on the play Jack by Jim McNeil, Richard Green, Tony Ryan, prod. AFC/POD Film Production, 14 min., winner best short film AFI awards 1998.
Vengeance, c. 1998, dir. wr. Wendy Chandler, prod. Judi McCrossin, animated short, 10 min.; sendup of nature tourism, and tabloid TV; winner best animated short film AFI 1998
Victim (Corrie Jones, 2003) wr. Corrie Jones, poem by Nicole Blackburn, dop Torstein Dyrting, sound Alex Ringis, Rebecca Davis (victim), Jade Richards (young victim), Dene Irvin (kidnapper), Murray Dowsett (father), Liz Spencer (mother)
We Are All Alone My Dear (Paul Cox, date??) on the Innocence DVD; documentary about people in a nursing home
Welcome to Pipe Mountain (Kenta McGrath, 2007)
What the Future Sounded Like (Matthew Bate, 2006)
Where the Two Rivers Meet (Ken Kelso, 1999) wr. Ken Kelso, prod. Nicky Lukacs, Strike Your Heart Productions, dp Greg Knight, ed. Melanie Rodriga, music Kavisha Mazzella et al.; funding SBS, Screenwest; Kelton Pell (Rory (Willy) Dalton), Geoff Kelso (Clive Lewis), Stephen ("Baamba") Albert (Pastor Ronny); broadcast on SBS Friday 2 June 2000 as part of Unfinished Business: Reconciling the Nation; and on ABC Channel 2 28 May; drama of two boyhood adversaries brought together by coincidence in adulthood, who seek to reach a mutual understanding about a corrugated iron canoe, among many other things; the two rivers are the Canning and the Swan; 26 min. WA
Wind (Ivan Sen, 1999) short, wr. Ivan Sen, prod. Graeme Isaac; tracker theme; Crossing Tracks 'compilation'; 35 min.
Yellow Fella (Ivan Sen, 2005) short doco on life of Tom. E. Lewis
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