SHORT FILM SHOWCASE
NEUROMANCE
Directed by Brodie Pyke
Nate is twenty-three years old, living with autism and discovering the horrors of the gay dating scene in Sydney. After his well-meaning best friends sign him up to Grindr, can Nate overcome his fear of pretty much everything to find the man of his dreams?
BUCKET LIST
Directed by Yarno Rohling
As a world-ending meteor hurtles toward Earth, two young men kill time with idle chatter to distract themselves from impending doom.
OPHELIA’S GOT A GUN
Directed by Nicola Denton
When an unstable young actress auditions for the role of Hamlet and is cast as Ophelia instead, she is made to watch as a man squanders her dream role, forcing her to take arms against a sea of troubles.
GUARDIAN ANGEL
Directed by Charles Olsen
A young doctor gets in over her head moonlighting as the backyard bullet wound surgeon for a crime gang.
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DINNER EXPECTATIONS
Directed by Angela Blake
When neurodiverse couple Sarah and Nick decide to try for a baby, they turn to their family for support.
DOLLY’S MIRACLE HOARD
Directed by Fernando de Miguel Fuertes
Isolated from the world in her tiny flat, Dolly tends to her precious hoard. When a persistent new neighbour arrives, Dolly is dismayed to find herself yearning for human connection.
WOMBO
Directed by Angus Lowe
An argumentative couple spend a weekend away camping, only to be confronted by a crazed bush-dwelling madman who warns them of an ever-encroaching creature: the Wombo…
SUNDOWN
Directed by Nikita Dunovits-Ferrier
It’s dinner time at an aged care facility and Bruno, a brilliant tango composer in his heyday, begrudgingly resists being fed.
DON’T IGNORE ME
Directed by Charli Fletcher
Losing yourself in your phone has never been more terrifying.
LADIES NIGHT
Directed by Lucy Bubalo & Shayla Nguyen
During a girl’s night clubbing with her best friend Fiona, Viv spots her ex, Remy.
IT GETS DARK AT NIGHT
Directed by Kelly Nicholson
An idyllic run turns nightmarish for a young woman when the sun goes down.
KAR
Directed by Nick Allen
A dark comedy about a young director who struggles to make his first short film.
16mm Film Challenge
TBC
Presenting the premieres of works from the 16mm Film Challenge.
BEST SHORT FILM PRIZE
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DaVinci Resolve Studio – from Blackmagic Design
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One Year Enterprise Subscription – from Melod.ie
BEST ACTOR/ACTRESS PRIZE
As part of this year’s Inner West Film Fest, RWA is proud to support emerging talent by offering a career meeting and development opportunity to the winner of the Best Actor/Actress Award.
Rob Woodburn Agency (RWA) is a dynamic talent agency and management firm based in Sydney, whose ethos centres on elevating talent through integrity, excellence, and creative alignment. The agency was recently recognised by The Australian Business Journal as “A New Standard in Talent Representation.”
JURIES
JILLIAN NGUYEN
Jillian is one of Australia’s most exciting actresses, known for her dynamic roles across film and television. She stars in Noora Niasari’s Shayda, voices the lead character, Arkie, in the animated feature film Scarygirl, and is part of the main cast of the television drama One Night, alongside Jodie Whittaker and Yael Stone.
Jillian also played the female lead in the ABC surfing drama Barons and appeared alongside Hugo Weaving and Ryan Kwanten in Ivan Sen’s sci-fi film Loveland.
JENNY HICKS
Jenny has worked as an assistant editor on major feature films including Wild at Heart, the first three Matrix films, The Last Samurai. As an editor, Jenny has cut feature films such as Winnie Mandela and Emu Runner, and many more.
Expanding her scope to writing, producing, directing, and editing, Jenny’s feature documentary Dale Frank – Nobody’s Sweetie was nominated for the Documentary Australia Award at the Sydney Film Festival. The film is set for theatrical release on 1 May.
BEN FERRIS
Ben is an experienced film practitioner with over 30 years of experience. He began his film career shooting on 16mm and 35mm film. He was a Founder and Director of the Sydney Film School from 2004-2018, and is currently Founder and Producer at Breathless Films (Birdeater, Lonesome, The Longest Weekend). His 16mm short film The Kitchen won the Grand Prix from the Akira Kurosawa Foundation in Japan.
JULIAN WOOD
Julian is a former film censor during Britain’s notorious “video nasty” era, a longtime sociology academic and researcher, and a proud Inner Westie.
He’s a member and advocate of the Film Critics Circle of Australia, a contributor to FilmInk Magazine, and a returning juror for all three editions of the Inner West Film Fest Short Film Showcase. Julian has also dabbled both in front of and behind the camera as a filmmaker.
Thu, Apr 17