Mon Oct 23, 6:00 PM
117 minutes

These South Australian shorts showcase the breadth of talent and creativity of local filmmakers and crew. Traversing many different genres and media, no stone is left unturned in this vibrant cross-section of SA filmmaking.

Please note, the award presentations will be taking place in Palace Nova Eastend Eximax only.

Join us after the screening for a party at Roxie's, 188 Grenfell St, Adelaide.

Program Strand Made In SA

Screens with: Blame the Rabbit

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Elena Carapetis
14 minutes
Unclassified 15+

After surviving a horrific assault by her husband, Helen uses the time of his incarceration to plan her revenge. She painstakingly rebuilds herself into the entity that will have the most power over him: a beautiful woman. A surrealist, modern take on the Gorgon myth and a cautionary tale about what happens when you suppress and disrespect the Divine Feminine.

Elena Carapetis  

Elena Carapetis is an acting graduate of NIDA, a writer, a director, and Story Consultant at Highview Productions. She has performed, written and directed for theatre companies throughout Australia and has toured internationally. Screen credits include The Tourist (Stan/BBC), Aftertaste (ABC), The Hunting (SBS), and the original Heartbreak High (Ch 10). Elena is the daughter of Greek and Cypriot migrants and currently lives on Kaurna land.
Premiere World Premiere
Film Type AFF Investment Fund, Short Fiction
Program Strand AFF Investment Fund, Gala, Made In SA
Director Elena Carapetis
Producer Lisa Scott, Adam Camporeale
Writer Elena Carapetis
Cinematographer Emerson Hoskin
Editor Jack Smith
Cast Anna Linder, Anna Steen, Brendan Rock, Henry Cooper, Elvy-Lee Quici
Genre Reality, Satire, Short, Women

Screens with: Greg

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Calen Vanstone
Australia
10 minutes
MA 15+

A young man meets the physical personification of his anxiety while he awaits the arrival of his date.

Premiere World Premiere
Film Type Short Fiction
Program Strand Made In SA
Language English
Director Calen Vanstone
Producer Calen Vanstone
Writer Calen Vanstone
Cinematographer Katrina Penning
Editor Calen Vanstone
Cast Aarod Vawser, William Mellor, Evie Leonard
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Magical Realism

Screens with: Marungka Tjalatjunu (Dipped in Black)

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
Australia
25 minutes
MA 15+

A queer, initiated Aboriginal man returns to country to dance on his sacred Inmar ground.

Film Type AFF Investment Fund
Program Strand AFF Investment Fund, Made In SA
Subtitles English
Director Derik Lynch, Matthew Thorne
Producer Matthew Thorne, Patrick Graham
Cinematographer Andrew Gough
Editor Nicola Powell
Genre Indigenous

Screens with: Mating Call

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Stephanie Jaclyn
Australia
12 minutes
MA 15+

A single woman’s animalistic side is unlocked when she faces a nightmare: attending a garden party filled with couples.

Premiere World Premiere
Film Type AFF Investment Fund, Short Fiction
Program Strand AFF Investment Fund, Made In SA
Language English
Director Stephanie Jaclyn
Cinematographer Bonnie Paku
Editor Nick Crowhurst
Cast Lauren Koopowitz, Jess Kuss, Andre Chaney, Nicolle Goodes, Nick Launchbury
Genre Dramedy, Magical Realism, Romantic Comedy, Women

Screens with: Prove to Me You Are Human

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Nicholas Muecke
Australia
6 minutes

How do you prove you’re human in the age of AI? Noamh’s software update needs him to do just that to stay connected.

Premiere World Premiere
Film Type Short Fiction
Program Strand Made In SA
Language English
Director Nicholas Muecke
Producer Anton Andreacchio
Writer Nicholas Muecke, Anton Andreacchio
Cinematographer Nick Frayne
Editor Nicholas Muecke
Cast Ming Ou
Genre Sci-Fi, Social Issue

Screens with: Red Earth

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Bryce Kraehenbuehl
Australia
10 minutes

An imagined future where a rediscovered archive of photographs, sound and film captures the beauty of extinct ecosystems in South Australia.

Premiere World Premiere
Film Type Short Documentary
Program Strand Hanlon Larsen Fellowship, Made In SA
Director Bryce Kraehenbuehl
Cinematographer André Donadio
Editor Bryce Kraehenbuehl
Genre Art, Environmental, Wildlife

Screens with: The Unrequited Life of Farrah Bruce

Mon Oct 23, 6:30 PM
Director: Daisy Anderson
Australia
13 minutes
MA 15+

An old-school romantic lives in her own world, but it lands her in a facility where she is confronted with the reality of love.

Premiere World Premiere
Film Type Short Fiction
Program Strand Made In SA
Language English
Director Daisy Anderson
Producer Sarah Wormald, Alexander Lloyd
Writer Daisy Anderson, Claire Hannon
Cinematographer Emerson Hoskin
Editor Tiah Trimboli
Cast Daisy Anderson, William Mckenna, Alexander Lloyd
Genre Comedy, Coming of Age, Fantasy, Romance