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World Shorts: AUSTRALIA

World Shorts: AUSTRALIA


Caravan
Set in the Australian bush, a 1970's caravan is parked on an empty lot. Inside, three-year-old Theo and his six-year-old cousin Jonas are searching for loot. The phone rings and an outgoing answering machine message gets their attention, 'G'day, you've got Dave's phone. I'm not here right now, please leave a message'.



Death in Bloom
If death came to your door, would you be picky or would to take the first thing he offered? Christopher Crumples, a door-to-door 'death' salesman, struggles to close a deal with a fabulously difficult customer, Mrs Patterson, a wealthy widow taking her time to find the perfect last moment, while the 'Death Salesman' is just trying to close the deal so he can move onto his next unfortunate client.



Harvey’s Dream
Janet prepares for brunch, on a Saturday morning seemingly like any other, when Harvey slumps into his chair and starts telling her about his nightmare. When Janet slowly becomes aware that the details of his dream eerily, and then terrifyingly match this very morning, she wants him to stop, but there is an inexplicable force at work and the dream must be told to its end.



Heartbreak & Beauty
Heartbreak & Beauty is an experimental film that explores the notion that we are all connected by our shared experiences of love and loss through visual metaphor, dance and poetry, all from the perspectives of twelve people living with an intellectual disability.



Oscar Wilde’s The Nightingale and the Rose
A tender-breasted bird. Tumescent blossoms with sad eyes. Based on Oscar Wilde’s eponymous fairy tale, this animated short brings to life the paintings of Del Kathryn Barton. Transporting the story to a pictorial world of surreal beauty, the film turns the tale into a nocturne about the solitude at the heart of true love. A young man desperately seeks a red rose so that he may ask his beloved to dance with him. Deeply touched by his feelings, the nightingale decides to sacrifice herself. In a thorny act of love she sheds her own life’s blood on a colorless rose to create the coveted red bloom. But is her sacrifice rewarded? Is there still a place for love in a world where prejudice and cold self-interest abound? The writer, renowned for his sarcasm, leaves us with a malicious punch line.



Second Hand
A twist on the usual 'boy meets girl' story, Second Hand is a touching drama that explores the feeling of disconnection with our world when we finally notice the passing of time. Harvey is coaxed out of bed by a caring friend and sent out into the world he had both forgotten, and remembers vividly. The events that unfold lead him to Tessa - a vibrant and beautiful energy - also facing a changing world. What began as a gentle push by a friend ultimately reminds Harvey that the world is still revolving, with or without him.



The Best Way to Kill Your Mother
Alice, 36, lives at home with her demented mother, Grace, a former chef who mentally and emotionally resides in 1984. As Grace swings in and out of reality, Alice is left to deal with the destruction in her wake… and a growing number of chickens that are slowly taking over the house.



The Orchestra
Imagine a world where a band of tiny musicians follow you and play a soundtrack for your life, communicating your emotions, fears and hopes. In this world lives elderly Vernon, a lonely man whose crippling shyness causes his orchestral musicians to perform terribly out of tune. When Vernon and his little band fall for their new next door neighbor and her classical ensemble, they find themselves presented with perhaps their last chance at happiness. A chance to strike a chord and play in harmony. But first they must confront their stage fright.
Savannah College of Art and Design