SHORTS BLOCK 6 | STUDENT

The Pawshank Redemption

The Pawshank Redemption | AUSTRALIA

Written, directed, and produced by Quinn Murphy

Nominated for Best Student Short

When his owner leaves him at a holiday boarding kennel, young Indy thinks his past misbehaviours have caught up with him and he has been abandoned. As he fights to survive and forge friendships, he takes his future in his own paws and attempts to escape.

Ball and Chain

Ball and Chain | AUSTRALIA

Written by Luisa Mitchell and Radheya Jegatheva

Directed by Sebastian Howard

Produced by Luisa Mitchell 

Nominated for Best Student Short, Best Actor in a Student Short (Nicoletta Dimas)

Jean, a reclusive housewife who is terrified of the outside world, begins to descend into madness when she suspects that her husband is a serial killer. In her escape, she must decide whose version of reality she chooses to believe.

Presque Vu

Presque Vu | AUSTRALIA

Written, directed, and produced by Hannah Cabalse

Nominated for Best Student Short

Presque Vu follows a boy – an aspiring author – who becomes inspired to write his first novel with the naïve misconception of it being an easy task. However, he struggles with a common issue. writer's block.

Sister From The South

Sister From The South | AUSTRALIA

Directed by Samantha Birdseye

Nominated for Best Student Short, Best Actor in a Student Short (Youstina Youssef)

At a school organised cleanup at a creek, a South African student attempts to circumvent her bully who has long held racial prejudices against her.

joyful.

joyful. | AUSTRALIA

Written by Cooper Lindsay

Directed and produced by Cooper Lindsay and Caleb Rodda

Nominated for Best Student Short, Best Actor in a Student Short (Emily David)

Joy is trying to begin a new chapter in her life after breaking from her comfort zone and moving to a new city for University. The effort is stifled by her commitment as a beauty influencer and the self-esteem she feeds off her fans. The new chapter finally looks set to begin when she encounters a friendly peer named Cleo, who quickly makes a connection with Joy. When the far more outgoing Cleo invites herself to Joy’s home, Joy finds herself more uncomfortable/unsure with the increasingly neurotic Cleo.

Lost in Time

Lost in Time | AUSTRALIA

Written and directed by Megan Ellis

Produced by Emily Gallagher

Nominated for Best Student Short, Best Actor in a Student Short (Sophie McCrae)

Julia has moved to Australia, where new landscapes dazzle and wild creatures roam. When her travelling party become stranded on the side of a dusty bushland road, things start to go missing. When Julia realises the mysterious person stealing from her is a girl, she becomes determined to put a stop to it - but not before Julia finds out who the out of place girl is and most importantly, where she comes from.

Brake

Brake | USA

Directed by Aja M Weary and Amanda Richardson

Produced by María Andrea Acosta

Nominated for Best Student Short, Best Director (Aja M Weary and Amanda Richardson), Emerging Filmmaker (Aja M Weary and Amanda Richardson), Best Sound Design (Noah Moores)

BRAKE is a 2D-3D hybrid Animation about a man that endures sensory overload from attempting to travel. He and his service animal are denied entry which sends him into a panic. His service animal works to get him back to his senses.