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2nd of 5 Australian Film Programmes In Competition Total Running Time: 103min Session Rating: M15+ Show Date: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 6.45pm Repeated On: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 4.30pm	Sponsored by: SAE Institute

EARLY CHECKOUT

Running Time: 7min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

Chris is awoken by his extremely anxious best mate Dan who moments earlier may have accidentally strangled a girl to death while having sex. Tired and a little hung over the two friends do whatever they can to try and get rid of the body.

Director: Jim Lounsbury
Writer: Clarke Richards / Dustin Clare
Producer: Clarke Richards / Dustin Clare
Festivals:

Palm Springs International Short Film Festival 2009

THE FARM

Running Time: 11min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

A young girl named Olivia longs to know the people who came before her, prompting landscape imbued with mystery and treasure, urging her mother Lauren to confront her own beliefs when faced with living histories woven throughout the countryside.

Director: Romaine Moreton
Writer: Romaine Moreton
Producer: John Harvey
Festivals:

Message Sticks Indigenous Film Festival 2009

THE COLOURS OF HOME

Running Time: 10min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

A home is made of millions of colours. As Mike and Karen’s relationship evolves these layers of colour become thicker and more complex. The Colours of Home is an observation of two people sharing the one place & the colours in their lives changing against a backdrop of world issues today.

Director: Daniel Pront
Writer: Daniel Pront
Producer: Bianca Baroni

Australian Premiere

WATER

Running Time: 1min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

Toby yearns for a life like any other 8-year-old kid but his mentally disabled father is a constant reminder that life for Toby will never be normal.

Director: Corrie Jones
Writer: Ian Meadows / Sarah Shaw / Corrie Jones
Producer: Sarah Shaw
Festivals:

Melbourne International Film Festival 2009; Sydney Film Festival 2009

Awards:

Nominated for AFI Award for Best Short Fiction Film 2009

INVASION

Running Time: 15min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

Katie arrives home to find a man in her house with a knife. She survives the brutal attack only to find the fight for her life has just begun.

Director: Jessica Redenbach
Writer: Jessica Redenbach
Producer: Renee Crea
Festivals:

Palm Springs Shorts Fest 2009

Australian Premiere

SEERSUCKER

Running Time: 15min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

It's 1964 and Margot's first Holy Communion dress is made from a white seersucker tablecloth. Secretly drinking some of her father's port she heads off to church queasy with nerves and liquor. During the ceremony the slightest hint of the Eucharist sets off her stomach and Margot makes a spectacle of herself in front of the whole parish.

Director: Mairi Cameron
Writer: Katelnd Griffin
Producer: Emily Smith
Awards:

Bronze Award - Australian Cinematographers Society 2009

FLOATING

Running Time: 15min
Year: 2009
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

An early sea change for Anna and Dave. Fresh air. Fresh start. Anna battles against the current every day. It's time to make a choice to fight or to float.

Director: Juliet Porter
Writer: Juliet Porter
Producer: Kylie Bryant
Festivals:

Montreal World Film Festival 2009; LA Shorts Film Festival 2009

Australian Premiere

NUMURKAH

Running Time: 12min
Year: 2008
Format: Video
Country: Australia

Synopsis:

While attempting to destroy their car and cash in on the insurance money,
Jim and Steve find themselves in a whole lot more trouble than they bargained for.

Director: Ryan Coonan
Writer: Ryan Coonan
Producer: James Hicks
Festivals:

St Kilda Film Festival 2009