Prepare to meet your new favourite screwed-up superhero, The Dark Blackness. The new comedy CAPES has been released on YouTube today, following its world premiere at the Austin Film Festival in October. The short film hails from a country not known for caped crusaders – Australia – and takes a typically Aussie, irreverent look at…
The director of the hit Aussie time travel comedy I’m You, Dickhead is back with a new short film CAPES, this time taking on the world of superheroes – and it’s crowdfunding now. “CAPES is about a superhero called the Dark Blackness, who is kind of like Batman except even more socially awkward,” says writer/director Lucas Testro. “He keeps…
I’m You, Dickhead, the Australian short that was a festival hit in 2014, has been released online for free. Audiences worldwide can watch the film at http://www.imyoudickhead.com. Critics called I’m You, Dickhead “hilarious”, “brash” and “mind melting”. But don’t be fooled, it’s a time travel sex comedy. Well, more accurately, a “lack-of-sex” comedy. It tells the story of a…
Written by Lucas Testro (director): To be honest, I don’t particularly like short films. Story is what drives me as a creator, and the time restrictions of shorts can be frustrating. Too often they’re just gags that don’t resonate beyond their few minutes on screen. Or trailers for probably-never-to-be-made features, posturing as if they’re telling…
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