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Screen RAW NERVE |
RAW
NERVE FILM SCREENING
Chauvel Cinema 5.30pm [sharp] – 6.30pm July 4. Free
Five emerging filmmakers who had not previously had
a writer or director film credit have spent the last year working
with Metro Screen staff and its industry associates
on the development of their creative concept. From initial concept
through script editing, pre-production, production and postproduction
these filmmakers have been mentored and training by industry
professionals.
RAW NERVE INFORMATION
Are you an emerging filmmaker who has not previously had a writer
or director film credit to your name? Do you want to make a
high quality, low budget short film to showcase your storytelling
and filmmaking talent? Want some tips on how to best realise
your creative vision? No recourses to fund it yourself? Raw
Nerve is for you.
In total twenty emerging filmmakers will be selected across
Australia to participate in the fully subsidised Raw Nerve
program, with five filmmakers selected from NSW. Metro
Screen is the NSW Coordinator of Raw Nerve and has
been assisting emerging television, film and multimedia artists
gain that ever-important “leg up” since 1981.
Successful Raw Nerve applicants will work with Metro
Screen staff and its industry associates on the development
of their creative concept. The program spans the complete filmmaking
process from initial concept through script editing, pre-production,
production and postproduction. The program also incorporates
mentoring and training by industry professionals. Final works
will be screened nationally.
Metro Screen is looking for filmmakers with drive, ambition
and commitment to participate in this unique scheme.
To find out how to submit your application or to find out more
about Raw Nerve and Metro Screen,
please call (02) 9356 1818 or via email metro@metroscreen.org.au
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BUTTERFINGERS
By Paul Searles
Mentor: Sam Jennings
From a quiet hospital room where time has stopped, we travel
to the Jungles of South America in search of the Ramphastos
Toco - the Toucan. This journey of bears, ice-cream, lumberjacks,
and the Lost City of Atlantis will end in a strange dark hall,
where we must face our own lost dreams. |
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HOMECOMING
By Ngaire O'Leary
Mentor: Sam Jennings
With his father deployed overseas, 14 year old Josh creates
a DVD documenting the regular pulses of their domestic life.
But behind it all, there is a growing sense of dread, that
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BODY
DYSMORPHIC
By Daren Nair
Mentor: Sam Jennings
James is utterly exhausted with having to deal with his physical
self perception. He knows he doesn’t look the way he
thinks he does. He feels he’s been deprived of a normal
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THE
LAST CHERRY
By Lisa Kowalski
Mentor: Sam Jennings
Being the last one is never easy, especially when it comes
to sex. Meet Katie, who's just found out that she's the sole
remaining virgin in her class. Now she's on a mission. To
discover what it really means to become a woman, dispelling
the myths and hype behind the S word along the way. |
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Falling
for Grace
6:10 Drama
Director: Sam Phelps
Producer: Ben Phelps
Mentor: Samantha Jennings.
Two brothers, Doug and Anton, meet at a seaside cliff to belt
some golf balls into the ocean. Their friendship is challenged
when Doug accuses Anton of sleeping with his fiancé’.
“Falling for Grace” is a 5 minute thriller about
the way that men share their emotions…without talking
about them.
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Brown Trash
6:57 Drama
Director & Producer: Tresa Ponnor
Mentor: Samantha Jennings
On the most important night of her life Asha is suddenly left
with no dress, no make-up and no ride to her Formal. Reluctantly,
Asha accepts the help of her eccentric father, who with the
assistance of the local neighbourhood, prepares her for her
Formal. A flustered Asha is ready to go but her taxi is nowhere
to be seen, forcing her to ride in her father’s trash
collecting truck. During the long and painful journey Asha
realises something about herself and her father.
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The
Hat
6:20 Experimental Drama
Director: Michelle Bleicher
Producer: Michelle Bleicher & Giuseppe Minissale
Mentor: Samantha Jennings
In her first film adventure, Scary Girl steals a hat and takes
it on a whirlwind photographic tour of Sydney. Diplomacy is
tested. Romance prevails. Cultural difference- or all about
sex? Sometimes a kiss is more than just a kiss. |
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Squeegeeing
By
6:10
Documentary
Director & Producer: Maree-Louise Evans
Mentor: Samantha Jennings
Marty and Eric go to their traffic intersection everyday to
wash windscreens. They have to. If they don’t, someone
else will come in and take over their stretch. But beyond
the job, their life is a tapestry of highs and lows, complicated
relationships, and hard work. This is a story of what life
is like on the other side of the windscreen. |
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Composure
6:40 Experimental Drama
Director: Luc Anthony
Producer: Tristan Waley
Mentor: Samantha Jennings
Composure is a dark comedic story of the unlikely
coincidence of two introverts. On a gloomy winter’s
day Saphire finds a card with a phone number inside. After
much deliberation she calls the number and Fabrice answers.
What follows becomes an absurd roller coaster of uncharted
sexual awakening.
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2005
SUCCESSES SO FAR
Metro Screen congratulates its filmmakers
Director and Producer: Maree-Louise Evans, Mentor: Samantha
Jennings production Squeeging By
won first prize at the Hopscotch Surry Hills Film Festival.
Director and Producer: Tresa Ponnor, Mentor: Samantha Jennings
production Brown Trash won the audience
award at the Reelife Film Festival and was screened in the
part International Film Festival in QLD Heart Of Gold section. |
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Assumptions
- Lisa Sharpe
Will
is hiding a secret from his Gran. He recruits his friend Amber
to be his girlfriend when they visit for Gran’s birthday.
All appears to be well over pikelets and tea. Or is it?
Lisa Sharpe is a 35-year-old mother of two
young children living in the northern NSW town of Bangalow,
in the hills behind Byron Bay. Following many years in the
hospitality industry, Lisa has now been running a successful
photography business for the last seven years and has made
seven films since devoting her talents to film making three
years ago. Lisa has recently combined her photography and
writing skills by producing an acclaimed film, ‘Bangalow
Love Stories’, chronicling the loves and lives of people
from her town.
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Lucy's
Voice
- Elizabeth Cooper
Lucy’s Voice explores the relationship of two 12 year
old girls, Lucy and Jane, as they face the problems of becoming
a woman in a world in which their voices and strength are
marginalised. As the conflict between these two characters
build they discover that they have been each other’s
worst oppressor, and that their true voices have been overshadowed
by competitiveness and jealousy.
Liz Cooper is currently studying a Bachelor
of Media in Visual Production at Macquarie University. Part
of the OPVS Films creative team, Lucy’s Voice is her
first time directing a short film.
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Fathers
Day
- Simon Blythe
Ten year old Michael has never met his Dad. When his Dad promises
to
visit him for the first time, the day he has waited so long
for doesn't
quite go as planned.
After becoming a father for the first time last year, filmmaker
Simon
Blythe was inspired to write and direct the short
film Father's Day – a
story that explores the important role a father plays in his
son's life.
Simon has worked as a field producer for the ABC's Fly TV
and has had fiction
and non fiction articles published.
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Luna
and the Moon -
Adam Bayliss
In
a harsh world, where men are repulsed by her, Luna, a transgendered
woman, is stunned one night to encounter James, who treats
her with respect and charm.
Full of self-doubt, Luna tests this amiable stranger’s
attention and in doing so, places them both in danger.
Adam grew up working in theatre companies,
performing on & off the stage in various productions from
Musical theatre to Shakespearean tragedies. As well as independently
producing numerous short films and doco's, Adam has been working
with Latent Image Productions for several years in the development
and production of various projects including the most recent
feature film, “WillFull”. |
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Angel
Dust -
Madeleine Allen
In this experimental short the action follows a man’s
ethereal journey through the urban landscape. As traces of
Angle Dust appear he is guided by a mysterious force towards
the unknown.
Madeleine has spent the last three years
completing her Media Arts degree at the University of Technology
in Sydney and is currently in her final semester. She has
worked on various student films at university and Angel Dust
is her directorial debut. |
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JACKIE
LOEB
Congratulations to Jackie + the
cast/crew of "Girls at Beach with Mum" for being
selected for "The Best of The Rest" Sony Tropfest
Screenings in Sydney and Melbourne.
Tropfest has also selected "Girls at Beach with Mum"
as one of 24 (out of 48) to feature as part of the Tropfest
2004 library of shortlisted films, which will be made available
through iPrimus Broadband until March next year.
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Girls
at beach with Mum
- Jackie Loeb |
drama/comedy
Girls
at Beach with Mum’ is the story of two girls who accompany
their mother to the beach only to discover they have run out
of sunscreen. The film may be devoid of the once imperative
story line, however it has plenty of product placement and
flesh to compensate.
Jackie Loeb graduated from the University of Western
Sydney Nepean in 1994 where she majored in Performing Arts.
Post graduation Jackie worked as a food demonstrator, singing
teacher and as a bird, mole or grandma in various theatrical
productions. Jackie has worked as a stand-up comedian for
over a decade and has performed across Australia as well as
stints in New Zealand, New York and Kuala Lumpur. Her television
credits include Full Frontal, Beauty and the Beast and Australia's
Most Wanted.
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Men
From Marrs
- Andrew Quirk |
documentary
Cranes are as much a part of the city skyline as the buildings
they help create. Filmed from the roof of World Square, Sydney's
tallest apartment building, The Men from Marrs shows
the beauty and danger of life working at 1,000 feet above
the ground.
Andrew Quirk has spent many years in the
construction industry as a labourer, union delegate and safety
officer. He is interested in using the documentary medium
to explore the lives of working Australians. The Men from
Marrs is his first film.
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My
Neighbour
- Susan Pelligrino |
drama
As a child, Nathan, is subjected to a nighttime ordeal of
abuse, we witness the responses of Nathans next-door neighbour
the following day. Nathans story weaves in and out with the
reports given by the neighbour on the events of the previous
night. The neighbour is given the face of four different
people representing a cross section of Australian society.
The story portrays an apathetic response by a community when
faced with violence towards a child.
A long-time advocate for social justice issues and an aspiring
filmmaker, Susan Pelligrino has embraced film as an
engaging way to reach and affect a wider audience to provoke
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Khatabah
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Ridwan Hassim |
drama/comedy
A
young woman consumed with passion… in a land hostile
to her desires…meets a Khatabah (Match Maker) brave
enough to defy the law…to help make her greatest fantasy,
a reality. Ridwan
Hassim is a first time director. He originally wrote
Khatabah in October 2001 after the events of September 11.From
South African Muslim Heritage, he aspires to make films
that tell the stories of ‘the forgotten and unheard
voices’ in the world, encouraging universal brotherhood,
greater human rights and understanding of cultures. He is
the CEO of Speedy Riddy Creations and is working on his
first feature film set in the Middle East. |
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Weed
Eater -
Robert Hutchinson
| drama/horror/comedy
Weed
Eater is a post-modern genre film,
relationship-conflict comedy meets psychological suspense/thriller.
David kills his girlfriend's plant while she's on holiday,
Gabby forgives him, but is determined that he will
learn to care for plants. All the good advice in the world
doesn't prevent David going through several more plants over
the following weeks. Gabby begins to doubt there's a nurturing
bone in her useless boyfriend but perhaps there's more to
this plant massacre than meets the eye.
Robert Hutchinson works in the media and Internet industries.
Weed Eater is his first film. He has a lot more stories to
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The
Cage House
- Angela van Boxtel
The Cage House is a modern fairytale set in an Australian
refugee detention centre. Ali, a seven-year-old Iraqi boy,
escapes into his imagination to deal with the hard reality
of being locked up and deprived from his freedom.
Sydney Morning Herald "Short film, big picture."
Angela van Boxtel is a
passionate storyteller fascinated by the untold. ‘Film
is a beautiful medium to capture forgotten reality into imaginative
visual history.’ Those are the words from an inspired
first time filmmaker.
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Etching
Life
- Tim Brothers
Etching Life is a dramatic [and occasionally comic]
short film which explores the themes of memory, life's passage
and loss. An old man Alex relates something of himself through
his regular visits to the park, and the rich tableau of events
he witnesses there.
Tim Brothers is a first-time film director, who
has worked on several shorts as part of a Communications degree
at Macquarie University. He has recently completed his
second film, The Hand That Rocks The Camera about that most
evil of all social diseases-- camcorder obsession. He is currently
working as an animator with Disney, though has several independent
projects on the boil [to keep him enthused].
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In
The Family
- Christine Armstrong
In The Family follows a mother's dilemma as to whether
to protect her abusive son or hand over evidence that implicates
him in the brutal attack of a girl.
"For such a character-driven piece it was vital to have
actors who could convey the range of emotions that a mother
and son experience in such a situation," said Christine.
"Even while they seem to be repulsed by the other's actions
there needs to be an element of defiant love there."
Acclaimed actor Denise Roberts plays the mother, while young
up-and-coming actor Owen Elliott plays her son. "Denise
was just so giving with her experience and skills," said
Christine. "Myself, the cast and crew all benefited from
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Alex
- David Britton
Inspired by "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly"
by Jean Dominique Bauby, and shaped by Dante's "Inferno",
Alex is a visual poem about who we are when we have nothing.
David
Britton
is a poet and a playwrite who works as an intellectual property
lawyer to eat. This is his first film. He is currently adapting
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All
My Friends are Getting Married
- Tristram Baumer
All My Friends Are Getting Married is about two friends
who decide to take the plunge, and find out the true meaning
of "mateship".
Tristram
Baumer
is a twenty-four year old retiree, who enjoys talking to his
television and finding alternate uses for umbrellas. He
will be forty-six in twenty-two years. |
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Coffee
- Timothy Albertson
Coffee is a modern comedy of manners set in the world of dating,
courtship and sex in the 21st century.
Timothy
Albertson
is an emerging short filmmaker with serveral projects in various
stages of development. |
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Screen RAW NERVE Contact |
If
you require further information about Raw Nerve, please
contact:
David Opitz Projects Manager on
P: 02 9356 1818 E:
d.opitz@metroscreen.org.au
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