SHORT FILMS

MOST FEATURE FILMS AT BBFF ARE PRECEDED BY SHORTS.

SHORT FILM AFICIONADOS WILL LOVE OUR HEARTBEATS OF HUMANITY, THROUGH THE LOCAL LENS AND OUR YOUNG AUSTRALIAN FILMMAKER OF THE YEAR SESSIONS


Power Signal
Oct
27

Power Signal

While trying to navigate a city that won’t provide him a bathroom, a delivery worker discovers an unearthly presence infecting women all over New York.

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Making Revisions
Oct
27

Making Revisions

This film is the story of making Revisions or fixing up whitefella documents, a collaboration between Warlpiri painters of Central Australia and the British artist Patrick Waterhouse.

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To Be Silent
Oct
27

To Be Silent

Noongar and Spinifex woman Tace Stevens explores the impact of code-switching on her identity, before revealing what led her to embrace the power of standing firm in who she is, no matter where she is.

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Shooting Watermelons
Oct
27

Shooting Watermelons

Federico is on holiday with his father and brother in a summer residence in Sardinia. When a wealthy German family invites them to dinner, Federico discovers he is not so different from his father.

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Le Charade
Oct
27

Le Charade

A psychological comedy set in a run-down 1950s diner. Le Charade follows the final performance of a lonely mime and the psychotic episode that ensues after his imaginary friend breaks up with him and he is forced to re-enter society.

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The Letter
Oct
27

The Letter

In 1945, a young Gambian woman treks across her country to translate a letter written in English, one that tells the fate of her fiancé fighting for the British thousands of miles away.

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Camping in Paradise
Oct
27

Camping in Paradise

A philosopher and his girlfriend involuntarily must spend a night at a nudist campsite, which is far beyond their comfort zone. At the campsite they meet a friendly couple, and this reveals underlying conflicts and creates tension in their relationship.

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Solutions
Oct
26

Solutions

In a last ditch effort to extricate herself from the ramshackle farce of her suburban existence a woman caught between her dysfunctional husband and her densely loyal lover attempts to off one while framing the other.

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Tony
Oct
26

Tony

After finding a fortune, a man embarks on a hallucinatory quest for truth, as a plea for humanity and reverence for nature resounds.

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Ian
Oct
26

Ian

Ian is a short cinematic portrayal of the incredible 72-year-old Australian rockclimber Ian Elliott. Defying age stereotypes, Ian’s technical skills, strength, and endurance shatter societal norms and highlight the extraordinary potential of older athletes.

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Grey Power
Oct
26

Grey Power

Meet some retired professionals who are making some noise for issues that they believe in; proving that getting older doesn’t always mean staying safe or slipping into invisibility.

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Mind the Gaps
Oct
26

Mind the Gaps

17 year old Lucia's dad always had a camera in her face, asking her questions. Now, over a decade later she has compiled the footage and turned around the camera to ask her dad about life, fatherhood and advice for the future.

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Suvira
Oct
26

Suvira

This film tells the story of artist, Suvira McDonald, and explores what makes his passion for pottery so special. A pivotal moment in Suvira's life ignites a love for pottery, inspiring him to build a successful career from his new found passion.

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Trust the Bees
Oct
26

Trust the Bees

This short and inspiring documentary is made by a young 15 year old passionate beekeeper in Byron Bay who struggles against devastating floods, fires and diseases to keep his bees alive.

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Trinket
Oct
26

Trinket

A traveller explores apocalyptic Australia upon the back of an ancient huntsman spider and encounters the beings that have grown in our absence.

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Edge of the Earth
Oct
26

Edge of the Earth

A grieving young woman in shock seeks solace in an isolated nature setting where she encounters a mysterious man who helps her discover the healing power of music.

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Chasing the Breeze
Oct
26

Chasing the Breeze

Kitesurfing — for most, just another sport, but for Steve and Kenno, it’s a way of life. Bodhi Csutoros and I had the honor of capturing their story in the form of a short documentary.

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