Written, directed, shot and edited by Russell Wyatt Roberts, Room 8 follows a grief-stricken man in need of work. He soon takes on an mysterious assignment from an anonymous online benefactor, involving an eerie corner, inside Room 8 of a rundown motel. The short film is now available to watch below. by Russell Wyatt Roberts:…
Aron Attiwell’s latest short film, In the Doghouse, is now available to stream below. The film follows an incarcerated father (Tristan Balz) who discovers hope and renewal through an assistance dog rehabilitation program, forming a bond with a puppy, and rediscovering what it means to be a parent. In the Doghouse is written and directed…
What happens when Melbourne’s biggest commitment-phobe meets it’s most emotionally unavailable bachelor, who also happens to be a literal demon? I Fell in Love with My Sleep Paralysis Demon follows Sarah, a woman who is so scared of commitment that she decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find – her sleep…
Tim Nathan’s BIFA and Bafta qualifying short film Thoughts & Prayers is now available to stream via Directors Notes. You can also watch it below. The digital premiere follows a successful film festival run, premiering at SXSW London, and Official Selection at Bolton International Film Festival, St Kilda Film Festival, CinefestOZ and Short Com Comedy…
Brayden Lewtas’ new short film Flathead has been released via the social media star’s Cinema Council YouTube channel. Directed by Lewtas and written by Jesse Bouma, the filmmakers have opted for a direct-to-audience model that is increasingly reshaping independent filmmaking, sharing the film with Cinema Council’s loyal online community which has amassed over 200,000 followers…
Written and directed by Jack Johnston, and starring Sophie Reynolds, Sandy Keayes, Cameron Mighell, Nicholas Vincent and Kira Nelson, Everything Grows in Eden follows a young woman who promises to take her suicidal best friend to an alternative retreat but when their volatile mutual friend joins the trip, an unexpected detour to a local commune…
Perth filmmaker Giles Chan’s new short film Interview follows an anxious woman desperately looking for work tries to survive a job interview. Giles Chan was born in Hong Kong and moved to Australia at the age of seven. He studied English Literature at university while writing, directing and producing his first feature film Jellyfish. It played…
Inspired by one of Australia’s most cheeky bank robberies, The Bank Manager is now available to watch on YouTube. There’s been a story doing the rounds in outback Queensland since 1932, that a group of local larrikins managed to rob two Cloncurry banks and get away with £14,000 – a small fortune at the time. …
An astral traveller and a detective risk everything to save a child from the clutches of a rogue demon in Dean Butler’s Terror by Night, which is now available to stream below via Alter. The film concludes the Evenfall trilogy, which began with Evenfall and continued with A Shadow in the Darkness. Shadow proved a…
Two friends experience a strange phenomenon when their goodbye method evolves from a handshake into a hug in the new short film, The Hug. Written and directed by Perth filmmaker, Drew Kendell, The Hug follows a gathering at a local neighbourhood bar with friends Paul (Matthew Hawksworth) and Ben (St John Cowcher) who reunite for…