A festival of Flinders flair

The talents of more than 20 Flinders University alumni will be showcased in this year’s Adelaide Film Festival (AFF), which will run in theatres from 14 to 25 October.

Dr Nicholas Godfrey from the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences has scoured the program for Flinders inputs, and put together a summary of films featuring graduates from our University – including opening night film (2067) edited by Sean Lahiff. Click through to the films below for more information, with brief summaries included under the short films.

In addition, Professor John Long will deliver the event’s Bettison & James Oration after winning the Jim Bettison and Helen James Award earlier this year.

Visit the Adelaide Film Festival website to find out more or register for an event, but be quick with restricted capacity this year.

Flinders University discount

Flinders is a partner of the 2020 AFF, and staff can use an exclusive discount code to obtain 10% off all screenings and events included in the program.

Simply select a film on the website, the date and time you wish to attend, select seats on the map, then click ‘buy’. You will be presented with ticket options, scroll past this and insert your partner discount code into the promotion code field. Click validate, then ‘add to cart.’ The exclusive Flinders University code can be found on the Flinders in Touch email newsletter dated 29 September 2020.

Opening night film

2067

Editor: Sean Lahiff

 

Feature films

Yer Old Faither

Editor: Tania Nehme

ShoPaapaa

Editor: Tania Nehme

Video Nasty: The Making of Ribspreader

Co-director/screenwriter/producer: Matt Bate

Awoken

Director/screenwriter: Daniel J Phillips

Cinematographer: Michael Tessari

Editor: Sean Lahiff

This Is Port Adelaide

Director: Nicole Miller (screening after the festival, in November)

When Pomegranates Howl

Director/screenwriter Granaz Moussavi

Black and White

Director: Craig Lahiff

Producer: Helen Leake

 

Short films

Some of these are playing with features, so scroll down for more information.

Everything All at Once

Writer/director: Tamara Hardman

Editor: Bryce Kraehenbuehl

Billie is a rambunctious teen ready to take on the world. When she returns from holidays everything is different with students at her school wearing ‘Electrophobes’ – devices used to moderate emotions.

Carrie’s Doing Great

Writer/directors: Bryce Kraehenbuehl and Alex Salkicevic

In this Cronenberg-esque horror, Carrie – an aspiring game developer – discovers a ferocious conspiracy where young people are being brainwashed in her town.

Caring for Ngarrindjeri Sea Country and Caring for Meintangk Country

Director: Benno Thiel

Producer: Benno Thiel, Tom Young

Editor: Lewis Costin

Thoughtful and compelling, discover the importance of regrowing and repairing colonial farming land being done by Indigenous Elders.

The Circadian Cycle

Director/producer/screenwriter: Garry Stewart

Presenting a daily cycle of nature through mesmerising performances from the Australian Dance Theatre. Delving into the secret lives of creatures through powerful movements and images.

Necktie

Director/screenwriter: Jeremy Nicholas

Editor: Bryce Kraehenbuehl

In this delicately performed drama, a seventeen-year-old demystifies his father after learning of his infidelity amidst a family breakdown.

The Choreography of Emotions

Director: Garry Stewart

Featuring Australian Dance Theatre talent, this experimental excavation of human emotions brings the audience into a lifetime’s worth of experiences painted through the kinetic brush of dance.

Secret Pretty Things Jija Mooga Gu

Editor: David Scarborough

Set in assimilationist Australia, Aboriginal sisters Grace and Eva long to understand their identities. They meet in secret and find refuge from the mission on the beach.

A Very Lockdown Birthday

Director/screenwriter/producer/cinematographer/editor: Lucy Gale

Created in isolation, this charming stop-motion animation explores one girl’s imaginative quest to hold a birthday party in COVID times. Winner of the Helpmann Home Alone film festival.

Aquaphobe

Editor: Sam Matthews

In this magical realist short, Alex is shocked to discover his cat Miriam has transformed into a human! Feelings spark as Miriam seeks to find her place in the human world.

Last Meal

Director/screenwriter: Marcus McKenzie, Daniel Principe

This documentary hybrid interrogates capital punishment through death row inmates’ final meal requests. Through mesmerising cinematography, food becomes a larger than life symbol to explore the life and crimes of incarcerated individuals sentenced to death. This captivating film unveils the neglected truths of execution and legal justice.

System Error

Director/screenwriter: Matt Veseley

Producer: Kirsty Stark

Cinematographer/editor: Bryan Mason

George the service robot lives a monotonous life working a convenience store. Until one day, George is thrown into disarray when Sid the human attempts to make a connection.

The Recordist

Director: Indianna Bell, Josiah Allen

Cinematographer: Sam Twidale

In this sinister thriller about filmmaking, Andrew, a sound recordist, fuels his obsession with a young actress through nefarious means. A sound recordist’s job is one that’s often overlooked or forgotten on set, no matter how essential. When Andrew’s flirtations are turned down by actress Amy, he swiftly takes advantage of his ability to listen in on any conversation in a twisted bid for control.

Waiyirri

Cinematographer: Nick Berry-Smith

In this historical short, an English settler’s wife and First Nations woman develop a special and enduring friendship through difficult circumstances.

Film concept lab

Flinders participant Aaron Schuppan

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