Films screening at the Far South Film Festival on 17 August 2024 at The Twyford, Merimbula NSW.
CRUNCH TIME: SAVING TURA’S BIODIVERSITY (2023)
Bega Valley NSW
Short Documentary 21:02
Directors: Jordan Mundey & Jacob Shields
Writer: Jacob Shields
Producer: Jordan Mundey
When a 33-year-old Zombie DA threatens to wipe out a crucial piece of native bushland in Tura Beach on the NSW South Coast, a group of passionate locals band together to tackle the imminent devastation. Told through the eyes of local experts, Crunch Time rewrites the narrative regarding how much power communities have in combating coastal developments.
DAD
(2024)
Canberra ACT
Short Documentary 9:07
Writer/Director: Riley Eli Jones
Producers: Riley Eli Jones, Jade Whelan
Three children talk about a family tragedy – when their dad was diagnosed with brain cancer.
IN MY BONES
(2023)
Townsville QLD
Short Documentary 4:32
Directors/Producers: Harrison Warne & Jack Breedon
Writer: Harrison Warne
Adele Pentland is a palaeontologist living on a remote cattle station in Western QLD. This film looks at Adele’s life as a researcher and her favourite animals – the pterosaurs.
INDIGO
(2023)
Nowra NSW
Short Drama 7:00
Writer/Director: Nathan Burney
In a world filled with fractured dreams, a young girl named Indigo uses the power of blue to escape her troubled family and embark on a poignant journey of self discovery, hope, and redemption.
NOONE WILL HEAR THIS
(2024)
Newcastle/Lake Macquarie NSW
Thriller Short 15:30
Writers/Directors: Tom K Goldie & Lachie Pasfield
Producers: Tom K Goldie, Lachie Pasfield, Simon Weaving
After discovering an incriminating cassette recording of a girl who went missing in the eighties, Alannah decides to use it for her own financial gain by blackmailing the man responsible. Things do not go as planned.
PEOPLE COME AND PEOPLE GO
(2024)
Bulli NSW
Music Short 4:12
Director: Jess Milne
Writers: Jess Milne & Nick Bolton
Producer: Nick Bolton
A music video for singer/songwriter Elana Stone.
REANIMATED
(2024)
Canberra ACT
Science Fiction Short 6:56
Writer/Director/Producer: Sebastian Chan
Jack is lonely, dying and desperate; fortunately, he has acquired an android that can address all his needs, but only time will tell if his plan will work.
RHYTHMIC POLARITY
(2023)
Wallagoot NSW
Dance Short 4:10
Director: Alfie Tait (Youth Film)
An exploration of the clash between natural and industrial worlds, through choreography, score and cinematic techniques.
ROAD KILL WARRIORS
(2023)
Blackmans Bay TAS
Short Documentary 12:00
Writer/Director/Producer: Lara van Raay
400,000 animals are killed on Tasmanian roads every year. This makes the state the “Road Kill Capital”. Meet the dedicated wildlife carers raising the alarm about this massive problem and doing what they can to change behaviour.
SNIPE – THE LATHAM’S SNIPE PROJECT
(2024)
Numeralla NSW
Short Documentary 24:24
Writer/Director/Producer: Richard Snashall
A cryptic but captivating vulnerable migratory shorebird becomes the focus of a community effort to preserve precious eastern Australian wetlands.
Writer/Director/Producer: Michèle M Jedlicka
A woman responds to a call home, and confronts hard memories.
THE DAY SHE STOLE THE SUN
(2024)
Bemboka NSW/Canberra ACT
Documentary Feature 59:15
Director: James G Logue
Writer: Paul Bissett
Producers: Danielle White, Cassie Grening
In the heat of Australia’s 2019 bushfire crisis, one town caught the full force of destruction. This story focuses on the resilient tale of Cobargo, a community that became a national symbol on the far South Coast. Through the eyes of local leaders, witness the heroism that stood against the inferno’s wrath. This is not just a story of catastrophe, but a testament to the unbreakable Aussie spirit.
THE KEY LORD
(2022)
Woy Woy NSW
Short Fantasy Drama 17:51
Director/Writer: Guillermo Pablo Martin Sepulveda
Producers: Adrian Kumic, Daniel Stone
Two wide-eyed girls escape their suffocating parents and journey on a supernatural adventure in the midst of a pandemic lockdown. They enter a special, fearful and timeless place that is the domain of the Key Lord, who helps the girls find their place in the world.
THESE ARE THE SOUNDS I MAKE
(2024)
Ballina/Suffolk Park NSW
Short Documentary 8:12
Directors/Producers: Andy Bambach & Suzanne Whiteman
Simi, a young woman with disabilities, communicates in many different ways from making sounds and gestures to using conversation cards and new technologies. She enjoys getting out into nature, dancing, creating art, connecting with friends and being involved in decisions that affect her.
WHITE RABBITS
(2024)
Wallagoot/Merimbula NSW
Short Thriller 8:48 (Youth Film)
Director: Alfie Tait
Writer: Darby Rosenbaum
Producer: Anise Yi
After disrespecting nature while on a camping trip, four friends must meet the consequences of their actions.
YANA DJAMAGA GANJI / WALK GOOD FIRE
(2024)
Monga/Broulee NSW
Documentary Feature 47:00
Directors: Clancy Walker & Adam Nye
Producers: Clancy Walker, Andrew White, Roslyn Carriage, Les Simon, Adam Nye
In late 2019, Australia’s South Coast burned red, hot, and black. When the ash settled, First Nations voices were the first to emerge from the deafening silence. Yana Djamaga Ganji / Walk Good Fire is an Indigenous-led film that follows the Walbunja Rangers back out onto Yuin Country, as they work with cultural fire to heal both the coast and their people.
This film will be screened as a non-competition entry and is not part of the People’s Choice Awards
SOLES
(2023)
Medlow Bath/Leura NSW
Drama Short 19:58
Director: Kalani Gacon & Helena Zadro-Jones
Writers: Kalani Gacon & Helena Zadro-Jones
Producers: Riley Saxton, Kalani Gacon
In the small Australian town of Katoomba there is a myth, that if you throw your shoes over the powerlines at the exact moment the train passes, a wish is granted that can bend time and space. In the wake of Jude moving to Sydney, Jude and Ez call upon the power of the myth and set out to find the shoes with the most memories to get more time together.