SHORT FILM SESSION – Not suitable for children
The Heist
Canada / 4 min / Dir: Ben Peters / Short / 2007 / Australian Premiere
Has a determined inventor finally found a means to possess the object of his desire?
The Saddest Boy in the World
Canada / 13 min / Dir: Jamie Travis / Short / 2006 / Byron Premiere
Timothy Higgins, picked last for the team, is the saddest boy in the world.
Friendlessness, suburban complacency and prescription drugs have conspired against the youngster to make this his worst year yet. Musical Chairs and birthday cake can't save him now at his ninth birthday party, Timothy prepares for a show-stopping suicide. A comedy both bleak and heartwarming, 'The Saddest Boy in the World' explores the pain of prepubescent solitude and its implications in an adult world.
The Faeries of Blackheath Woods
Ireland / 5 min / Dir: Ciaran Foy / Short / 2006 / Australian Premiere
Something peculiar happened that day. Curious Melissa was enchanted by some real Faeries. Ignoring her Mother, she followed them down into Blackheath Woods. The Faeries of Blackheath Woods is a three and a half minute fantasy/horror. A thrilling, entertaining, gothic fairytale. It’s about how the most angelic and beautiful of things from a distance, can turn out to be the most ferocious and evil things up close.
Karaoke Show
Germany / 4 min / Dir: Karl Tebbe / Experimental / 2007 / Australian Premiere
A mixture between sauna and disco, as a man imagines himself a rock star. Animators usually like to stand behind the camera rather than in front of it. At the age of 14, Karl Tebbe badly wanted to be able to dance like Michael Jackson. But you either have rhythm in your blood or you don't. Now, 22 years later, stop-motion animation has allowed him to finally fulfil his lifelong dream.
Agnieszka 2039
Poland / UK / 12 min / Dir: Martin Gauvreau / Experimental / 2007 / Byron Premiere
Joy and pain go hand in hand when an angelic being is delivered the box of eternity and subjected to the fateful decision of the gods.
Best Experimental Film Nominee.
Kein Platz Für Gerold (No Room For Gerold)
Germany / 5 min / Dir: Daniel Nocke / Animation / 2006
After ten long years in the flat, Gerold the crocodile is being thrown out. Is there a conspiracy against him? Does newcomer Ellen the wildebeest have something to do with it? One thing is for sure - the wild days are now just a distant memory.
German with Subtitles
Double Or Nothing
Australia / 2 min / Dir: Alex McArthur / Short / 2007 / Byron Premiere
Frank goes fishing with his friends, intending on giving them some bad news... they take it better than he expects.
Thirtyfive Candles
Australia / 12 min / Dir: Stephen Briggs / Short / 2006 / Byron Premiere
Thirty five year old Shane (Troy Planet) has lived at home with his mum Betty his whole life. He has slept in the same little bed. Played with the same toys and eaten the same home cooked food. Lots of it. He is grossly overweight and thinks nothing of pissing in a bucket in the corner of his room because he is too lazy to walk to the toilet. His only real contact with the outside world comes from Porn DVD's and he has the moustache to prove it. When Shane turns 35 Betty decides to buy him the only thing she can't give him...
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