Flickerfest 2007 Programme Calendar

Special Programs - Endless Summer Shorts

Total Running Time: 112
Show date: Monday, January 08, 2007
Show time: 9:15 pm
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MOZZIE

MOZZIE
Running Time: 7
Year: 1999
Format: Video
Country: Australia

MOZZIE

Synopsis:
A film about fluorocarbons, global warming and radical brain surgery.

Festivals: Melbourne 99, Noosa 99, Mill Valley 99, Flickerfest 00.
Producer: Jane Keneally
Director/Writer: Dylan Yeo

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ARPOADOR
Running Time: 4.5
Year: 2005
Format: Video
Country: Brazil

ARPOADOR

Synopsis:
Sun, sand and Rio.

Festivals: AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Director: Fernanda Ramos

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PALE PALS

PALE PALS
Running Time: 12.5
Year: 2005
Format: Video
Country: Germany/Switzerland

PALE PALS

Synopsis:
Two friends who have not seen each other for a while decide to go on a trip to Italy together in order to freshen up their friendship. Yet, shortly upon their arrival, the two men realise that they have rather diverging opinions and not only as far as the planning of their vacation.

Festivals: CinemaJove 06, Spain, St Petersburg Film Festival 06, Mediawave Hungary 06, Locarno Intl Film Festival 06, Switzerland, Montreal World Film Festival 06.
AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Director: Reto Caffi

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LUSTFUL

LUSTFUL
Running Time: 8.5
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Australia

LUSTFUL

Synopsis:
The laid back Aussie pool setting reveals the electric currents of energy and sexual tension of youth.

Festivals: Melbourne Intl Film Festival 05, Flickerfest 06, London Film Festival 05, Brazilian Student Film Festival 05.
Producer: Fleur Arnold
Director/Writer: Ali Kasapoglu

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DYKK (DIVE)
Running Time: 6
Year: 2002
Format: Video
Country: Norway

DYKK (DIVE)

Synopsis:
Joakim's mother has a new boyfriend, whose name is Reidar. He has two sons the same age as Joakim, but mum and Reidar are so absorbed in their own infatuation that they fail to see how different their boys are. DIVE is a film about the constellation 'your kids, my kids', where reality is all but idyllic, despite the fact that the sun is shining and the water-temperature is 20°C.

Festivals: Flickerfest 03, Clermont Ferrand 03, WWSFF Toronto 03, Tel Aviv Intl Film Festival 04, Sprockets Intl Children's Festival Toronto 04, New York Intl Children's Film Festival 04.
Director: Sirin Eide

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SUMMER OF '77

SUMMER OF '77
Running Time: 7
Year: 2001
Format: Video
Country: Australia

SUMMER OF '77

Synopsis:
When a woman in her 30s looks back at the Summer of '77, she wonders if things ever change. A snapshot of love, life, friendships and bad hair.

Award icon Winner Digital Competition Siena Film Festival 02, Best Achievement in Special Effects, St Kilda Film Festival

Festivals: Flickerfest 03
Director: Wendy Chandler
Producer: Judy McCrossin

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DUCHENNE SMILE

DUCHENNE SMILE
Running Time: 4.5
Year: 2006
Format: Video
Country: Australia

DUCHENNE SMILE

Synopsis:
Beyond the commercialization of surfing, vestiges of an earlier spirit remain.

Festivals: AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE
Producer: Amy Frasca
Director/Writer: Mark Cherry

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BIKINI

BIKINI
Running Time: 7
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Sweden

BIKINI

Synopsis:
Bikini is an animated musical starring a young man who is afraid to come out of the locker. The plot takes place on a beach in 1960, where a couple of happy twins and their lady friend like to spend the summer.

Award icon Audience Award, Best Short Film Mix, Brazil 04

Festivals: Sao Paulo International Short Film Festival 04, Flickerfest 05.
Director/Producer/Writer: Lasse Persson

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TWO BOB MERMAID

TWO BOB MERMAID
Running Time: 11.5
Year: 1996
Format: Video
Country: Australia

TWO BOB MERMAID

Synopsis:
Set in the summer of 1957, Two Bob Mermaid is about a young Koori girl who "passes for white" at the local swimming pool. It is a story about Aboriginal identity, transformation and change, set in a period of cultural conflict and racial tension.

Director: Darlene Johnson

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CAMPING WITH CAMUS

CAMPING WITH CAMUS
Running Time: 11
Year: 2001
Format: 35MM
Country: New Zealand

CAMPING WITH CAMUS

Synopsis:
Lust lands him in trouble. Can philosophy get him out?

Award icon Official Selection Gotenberg 02, Best Actor NZ Short Film Awards, Flickerfest 02

Director: Alan D'arcy Erison
Producer: Richard Thomas

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A SUMMER NIGHT RENDEZ-VOUS
Running Time: 11
Year: 2000
Format: Video
Country: France

A SUMMER NIGHT RENDEZ-VOUS

Synopsis:
The film paints a portrait of a village during its annual dance. From dusk to dawn, the music spreads.it rocks, tangos and waltzes.revealing the dancers, the elderly and the youngsters, the kids laughing and running back and forth between the legs, the drinkers, the lovers, the fighters and the unadventurous.

Award icon Prize Clermont Ferrand 01, Prize Auch Festival, Prize Emil Raynaud, Prize Argeles-sur-mer, Prize Cartoon d'Or Festival

Festivals: Flickerfest 02
Director/Writer: Florence Miailhe

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IL MARE (THE SEA)

IL MARE (THE SEA)
Running Time: 23
Year: 2004
Format: Video
Country: Italy

IL MARE (THE SEA)

Synopsis:
Five village kids from inland Sardinia are on their way to the sea for the first time.

Festivals: Clermont-Ferrand 2005
Director/Writer: Salvatore Mereu