SHORT FILMS 2025
BAGGAGE
➤ 14. 11., 8 pm, Lucerna cinema
Australia 2004, animated, 5 min.
Director: Lucy Davidson
Cast: Eve Eloise Gilbert, Sophie Schoorman, Dominik Shields
Three girlfriends check in their baggage at the airport, but one is carrying a little more than the others. As they travel along the conveyor belt to security, can she hide what’s inside? A stop-motion animated short about the power of female friendship from Lucy Davidson who also worked on last year’s festival hit, Memoir of a Snail.
GET ON WITH IT
➤ 15. 11., 3 pm, Lucerna cinema
Austrálie 2024, drama, komedie, 11 min.
Director: Grace Ellen Rodgers
Cast: Gabriella Sengos
Eight-year-old Frankie has a very vivid imagination, and when she discovers that death is real at her 73-year-old grandfather’s birthday party, she is overcome with fear, stirred up by images of all possible ways that people might die. A student film from the AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School).
THE SEA INSIDE HER
➤ 15. 11., 6 pm, Lucerna cinema
New Zealand 2024, fantasy, 9 min.
Director: Alyx Duncan
Cast: Mateo Cruz, Aley Leonhartsburger, Paul Lewis
Fear takes on a real form when a grandmother tries to protect her little grandchild from his worst fears. A visually captivating reflection on Western society’s relationship with nature told with elements of animation.
SANDWICH
➤ 16. 11., 3 pm, Lucerna cinema
Australia 2025, drama, 7 min.
Director: Dutch Young
Cast: Aden Young, Selin Bakirci
A father makes a sandwich for his son who would rather have a clean shirt.
QUIET NIGHT THROUGH
➤ 16. 11., 6 pm, Lucerna cinema – small hall
Australia 2023, drama, 7 min.
Director: Yuxin Cao
Cast: Beryl Jiang, Harry Song
Set in China, a peasant girl and a loyal soldier who have been paired together by a matchmaker ponder love, marriage and longing through letters they write to each other without ever meeting. A student film from the AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School).
THE BODY
➤ 17. 11., 7 pm, Edison Filmhub
Australia 2025, drama, 12 min.
Director: Louris van de Geer
Cast: Lee Beckhurst, Trudy Hellier, Laura Wheelwright
Jane is cast as a dead body on a crime TV show. But as she goes through the motions on set, the role begins to seep into her private life.
THE FLING
➤ 18. 11., 7 pm, Edison Filmhub
Australia 2025, horror film, comedy, 4 min.
Director: Jemma Cotter
Cast: Lucy Fox, Chido Mwat, Pedro Cooray, Zachary Ruane
A nice, romantic dinner in a restaurant goes awry when it’s revealed that one of the pair has a monstrous secret.
SET MENU
➤ 19. 11., 7 pm, Edison Filmhub
Australia 2024, comedy, 13 min.
Director: Lindsay McDonald
Cast: Kathryn Hartman, Stephen Madsen, Emma Kew, Jonathan Lagudi
Denied the coveted set menu for dining alone at a famous exclusive restaurant, Frances strikes an unexpected deal with a stranger to access both the menu and a night of peace and quiet. A student film from the AFTRS (Australian Film Television and Radio School).
