endslate short ~ilms by qut ~ilm & tv graduates

Bipolar

In Self Defence

Last Breath

My Son, My Boy

Soles of My Feet

The Initiate

The Redemption of Dionysus

Welcome to th is special screening of our graduating students' work.

Each fi lm you see tonight is a team effort. Driven by a passion to tell stories and to become masters of their craft, each member of the team has made a valuable contribution towards the final resu lt you see on the screen. Enthusiasm, commitment and a respect for each other are just a few of the qualities that they have had to draw upon to bring these projects to life.

At OUT we value the unique and distinctive voice of each student and hope they wil l continue to bring a freshness of vision and approach to all their work in the future.

Please feel free to stay and talk with the students at the end of this screening.

Associate Professor Geoff Partmann Head of Film and Television Production Creative Industries Faculty

OUT Creative Industries Staff

Portfolio Director Joanne Kenny Pau l Makeham Peter Laughton

Kirsty Leishman Mary-Anne Mangano

Unit Sean Maher Jeanette McGown Alan McKee Andrew Mcinally Margaret McVeigh Geoff Partmann Alfredo Martinez Wayne Taylor Debra Meehan Carol Wi ll iams Tim Milfull John Wi llsteed Marty Moynihan

Michael Noonan Alan Nguyen

Discipline Naomi Pul len Peta Ayers Bronwyn Roy Maria Barbagallo Chris Sanders John Carozza Peter Schembri Evan Clarry Adrian Thomas Michael Craft Angela Walsh Katrina Graham Helen Yeates Denis Hamilton Joe Hardwick Phoebe Hart Technical Services & Jennine Heymer Professional Cody Jarrett Jacquelyn Brooks

Opening Film

'Reel Love' Director/Writer/Co-producer Patrick Kelly Director of Photography Richard Wang Co-Producer Siti (Nadira) Johan Arriffin

Colleen Brydges Carine Chai Maegan Connolly Leanne Cronin Sue Dance James Debenham Sally Hooke Caitlin Johnston Leonie Keller Liesel Koerbin Robert Matthews Kerry Miller Daniel Nel Miranda Rasmussen Caroline St-Hil l Sue Westbrook Wade Zmugg

CIF Computing

Bipolar

On the eve of Easter, Red , aka Santa, is a washed-up celebrity. Addicted to Christmas, he continues

to drink and party, despite his falling opinion polls. The recent (and financially unsuccessful) divorce

from his wife Mrs Clause has forced Red to relocate from his North Pole mansion, to a South Pole

shack.

Sharing the elf-infested hovel is Max, the Easter Bunny. Max, a trigger-happy religious fanatic, is

determined to make a convert out of Red, prepare for Easter and settle a personal vendetta with

the Bi lby at the same time. However when Max is forced to leave Red on his own for the night, Red

returns to his old, self-indulgent habits.

Like the stripes on a candy cane, Red's drinking and depression begins to spi ral out of control. Alone,

intoxicated and somewhat soiled, Red is now confronted with the ugly truth; Chri stmas is definitely

over.

Special thanks to Juliet Jones, Annabel Frazer, Jane Frazer-Cosgrove, June Wood, James Pitman,

Daniel Grindrod, Truls Fossum , Em ily Hollins, Heather Cassidy, Jacob Schiotz and Kil lian Maguire.

Producer Dylan Bray

Director/WriterNisual Effects Christopher Cosgrove

1'' Assistant Director Siti (Nadira) Johan Arriffin

Director of Photography John-Paul Davies

Art Director Scott Ford

Continuity Rebecca Wolgast

Camera Operator Alexandra O'Daly

Focus Puller Katrina Channells

Clapper Loader Alice McDowell

Sound Editor & Mixer Patrick Kelly

Editor Pei-Shan (Yvie) Lee

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~ilm & television production graduates

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Christopher Cosgrove John-Paul Davies Scott Ford Jessica Gauci

Liam Key Pei-Shan (Yvie) Lee Tim Marshall Alice McDowell

Hugo Presser Jonathan Samiec Kirsten Si lke Esej Tewelde

' Jesselind Avery Dylan Bray

Pasquale Heredia Sascha Heredia

Lucas Miller Alexandra O'Daly

Richard Wang Dylan Wiehahn

Linda Burt

Siti (Nadira) Johan Arriffin

Kyle Palmer

Troy Darben

Rebecca Wolgast

Katrina Channells

Patrick Kelly

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The Initiate

Yui is a hunter. She is tracking down a man known as the Initiate, who has kidnapped a little girl. Her

search has led her into the wi lds of a destroyed world .

Yui is not alone. She is possessed by the demon Eligor. Eligor has taken control of her left arm and

desires the rest of her. Lost in a haunted landscape and hunted by both human and monster, Yui must

save a child from the forces of darkness whilst fig hting for control of her mind and body.

Upon discovering the ln itiate's warped lair Yui discovers a way to free herself of Eligor's influence, but

realises the dreadfu l price her freedom would cost.

The Initiate is the story of an outcast desperate to escape from her demons, both real and imagined.

Producer Esej Tewelde

Director/Writer Lucas Miller

1' ' Assistant Director/Editor Kirsten Silke

Director of Photography Troy Darben

Camera Operator Alexandra O'Daly

Camera Assistant Siti (Nadira) Johan Arriffin

Focus Puller Kyle Palmer

Sound Record ist Linda Burt

Sound Editor & Mixer Liam Key

The Redemption of Dionysus

This story is derived from the director's personal experiences and is deeply rooted in both Indigenous

and Greek mytholog ical philosophies. The main protagonist Dion drives this complex film; he is fearful

and lost and is mourning the death of his father. There are many subtle themes and clever visual

inferences embedded within this thematically driven short film. The overriding message is pertinent

to a global audience: it's the concept-of 'doing the right th ing' and 'choosing your path in the face of

your fears .'

The film illustrates Dion's individual thought and self-destruction and delves deeper into his

consciousness by using mythological creatures such as Pan, Prometheus and Dionysus (who denote

Western phi losophy) as tools for commenting on society's global scale destruction of the natural

world ... By the completion of the film Dion has to face his fears and come to terms with reality.

Producer Katrina Channells

Director Luke Pratt

1" Assistant Director Jonathan Samiec

Director of Photography Dylan Wiehahn

Art Department Director Troy Darben

Camera Operator Sascha Heredia

. Sound Alice McDowell

Editor Kyle Palmer

Continuity Esej Tewelde

Key Grip Dylan Bray

This screening was produced for the Creative Industries Faculty by QUT Precincts

Director Professor Peter Lavery

Operations Manager Jill Standfield

Marketing Officer Alison Martin

Events Officer Liz Thomas

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