Sydney Indie Film Festival - Official Selections 2016
Sydney Indie Film Festival 2016: 13 days of film events showing 90 incredibly amazing films from around the world! The Sydney Indie Film Festival mission is to unite, inspire & entertain, bringing opportunities for artists & great cultural events for the community.
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- DirectorJim GreayerStarsJoseph MillsonSarah-Jane PottsAmy MansonA serial killer begins to spiral totally out of control as three women interact with him in very different ways.
- DirectorMat de KoningStarsMat de KoningMatt DoustDave KavanaghA band of best friends, a roadie who wanted to be a rockstar, a documentary ten years in the making.
- DirectorAnthony Ash Brennan
- DirectorManinder ChanaStarsJulie RomaniukCraig CyrRomaine WaiteA female rookie armored truck guard is caught between her co-workers' plot to rob their own truck and greedy gangsters desperate to grab the cash.
- DirectorTristan BarrStarsTristan BarrAlly H. BjørnstadBen ClementsA young Melbourne man's illegal business takes off and is thriving until his pig-headedness sends everything awry.
- DirectorAndreas ClimentAndré HedetoftStarsRikard BjörkEmelia HanssonRafael PetterssonThree students at a Swedish university make a discovery that will change their lives forever. A story about love, ambition and finding yourself.
- DirectorFiona CochraneStarsLeverne McDonnellLeverne McDonnell was an Australian actor and a close friend and colleague. When she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer she wanted to make a statement about voluntary euthanasia, so we made a documentary together about how she lived her life and her death - both with great humour. While voluntary euthanasia has been legalised in some countries, it is not legal in Australia despite support for it by the majority of the population in opinion polls.
- DirectorGraham HigginsStarsAlex HumesMark ArnoldHeidi Agerholm BallePaul meets John while he's out running. A sinister chain of events arouses his suspicions about his new friend. But by then it's too late - their lives are bound together by a shared fate.
- DirectorShane T. HallStarsSimon LyndonPaul TassoneJoanne PriestMax, a struggling actor living in South Africa, has flown into Sydney, Australia for the audition of his life. As soon as he lands things start to go horribly wrong when his girlfriend Sallie disappears. Frustrated with the police's lack of of progress in finding her, Max embarks on a desperate search with the help of childhood friend Richard. The pair's search pushes them to both external and internal extremities in their desperate plight to find Sallie.
- DirectorCarlos MeléndezStarsHector KotsifakisSharon ZundelEnrique ArreolaA shy and feeble architect is victim of a violent and abusing surrounding. The pressure builds up until he is pushed to the limit of his own humanity.
- DirectorEmanuele VallaStarsLuca NuceraTania TuccinardiElena CurtiCertain stories are damn true and love is damn unstable: suddenly it brings you up and then it throws you down at the same speed, slamming you around, makes you want to scream, shaking your stomach... However, you want to try again. Like those tangles of iron, bolts and rails that we call roller coasters, for which we go along sometimes mileage queues. The parallelism between schizophrenia of love and iconic attractions from amusement parks is quite obvious: Rollercoaster Love is about that and the seemingly endless queue crossed by David, yet tried by his "last ride", before returning up on a roller coaster ride.
- DirectorMaha WilsonStarsNicholas BurtonKabir SinghMaha WilsonDamaged is the endearing tale of a friendship in the most remarkable of circumstances.
- DirectorLucas PavettoStarsBill MoseleyJohn RobinsonLloyd KaufmanAn alcoholic spends all his time spying on his neighbor, waiting for the right moment to kill him.
- DirectorChristopher LivingstonStarsBrian DroletHoyt RichardsTaylor ColeA former basketball star suffering from a knee injury looks to rehab himself at a rundown Los Angeles gym.
- DirectorRyan Michael BrownStarsErin CipollettiEmma GriffinElisabeth BennettJosephine is a bright spark in Claire's recently darkened reality, but when the two women find themselves in trouble with the law, Claire discovers Josephine is not all she seems.
- DirectorMichelle ClayStarsJaimie FauthGrant LandryAvie WeberFor years, Tony and Leo have been a happy couple. They had always talked about having a child... someday. So when a sickly infant is abandoned at a local hospital, Tony sees it as a sign. Suddenly, Leo is confronted with making good on his promise to start a family; he must face his deep-seeded fears of being a father, or risk losing Tony altogether.
- DirectorMichael McQuownVincent J. GuastiniStarsDavid BanksSara AreyanoCortney PalmA genre-defying mixture of horror, sci-fi, myth, mystery and thrills told as four interlocking tales in one intelligent anthology. Ghosts, spirits, creatures, demons and more from the paranormal world collide with rational curiosity.
- DirectorLee ChambersStarsBasil HoffmanCarl BaileyPriscilla-Anne JacobA high school teen stumbles into the aftermath of a bank robbery gone wrong and finds himself locked inside his school trying to keep himself and his teacher alive as one of the psychotic robbers hunts them down.
- DirectorKit McDeeStarsBrad McMurrayAshlee LollbackVincent B. GorceMike is thrust into a world of murder and assassination after running into his best friend Ed, presumed killed in action 10 years ago. In order to keep themselves alive, Mike and Ed must now work together as members of - The Hunters Club.
- DirectorKarl Sterner IsakssonStarsNuno AmaralAnne CazenaveLucas GrenJohan's girlfriend, Annelie ,has dumped him one month before their wedding. His best friend, Markus, buys him an inter-rail ticket and sends him off alone on a journey full of challenges. Challenges both the natural once appearing from the nature of traveling but also certain challenges that Markus texts and forces him to do. The journey starts in Sweden and heads through Denmark, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, Spain and ends up in Lisbon, Portugal. Along the way his encounters with other lost souls helps him see things from another perspective and a possible new romance with the Russian girl, Nadia, shows him that life together with Annelie wasn't so great after all. Later on when Annelie has another sudden change of heart and starts looking for Johan he no longer knows what he wants; whether to return to her or just go with the flow and maybe try something together with Nadia.
- DirectorJordy PollockStarsHebe SayceLukas SelbyChloé and Charlie are in love. At least, they are trying to be. The two are afraid to kiss, due to dangerous experiences of the past.
- DirectorRyan BergezMaceo GreenbergStarsParis DylanEugene NovaRenée BourkeA driven, career obsessed London girl, Emily (Renee Bourke) gets sent to LA for work. This cut and dry business trip takes a detour when she meets an easy going bar musician, Nick (Paris Dylan). Despite leading very different lives, the unlikely pair share an undeniable connection, but is it strong enough to overcome the distance Across the Pond?
- DirectorVictor PerezStarsMaría RuizNigel BarberDave FrostA pregnant married woman struggles to tell a much older man that their affair is over.
- DirectorMegan ChambersStarsRebecca BradleyCameron CaulfieldPia Jane O'ConnellThere's no how-to book for life.
- DirectorBhargav SaikiaStarsPrisha DabasJairaj DalwaniPalomi GhoshThe line between dreams and reality is blurred when a young woman in charge of two children is haunted by mysterious entities.
- DirectorBrendan BradyStarsBrendan BradyJulian HacquebardDaniel TaylorThree friends on a road trip from Toronto to Burning Man must band together and overcome their beat-up old car.
- DirectorNicholas MossStarsJohn HurtKika MarkhamChris MasonA deeply affecting and beautiful drama starring multi award winning, and twice Oscar nominated Sir John Hurt, which deals with difficult and pertinent issues. Not without wry humor, this uniquely lyrical drama is bound to move its audience in a profound and visceral way, across all generations, as its themes resonate equally with young adults and those in the twilight of their lives. A wonderfully human movie with a huge heart.
- DirectorTom AlbaneseStarsTom AlbaneseLucas RoyaltyWill HawkesPrince Charming recounts his disastrous search for true love.
- DirectorKatharine Ruth RogersStarsClementine BellRuth BellJames StevensonSix year old Eliza dreams of dancing with Gene Kelly when she is given a pair of green tap shoes she finally thinks her dreams will come true.
- DirectorMark DedajStarsBen MaclaineBrendan MilesA hypochondriac is put through the wringer during a routine visit to see his prankster doctor.
- DirectorNic BarkerStarsFiona NormanHannah VanderheideBryce PadovanA relationship is like a shark. It has to move forward or it dies.
- DirectorToby MorrisStarsRoy BillingMatt MilneLizzie SchebestaA ww2 action/comedy film... with DOGS!
- DirectorRobert FantozziStarsAmy GallagherTas LaBraRob StanfieldMeet Robert Reid. When he's not a humble 'Mild-Mannered-Media-Man' who loves alliteration, he is the not so humble superhero: Dr. Weird. The self proclaimed 'Greatest Superhero in Urb City'. Protecting it's many helpless citizens from the likes of terrifying purse snatchers and eyepatch wearing super villains. But no fearsome villain has tested Dr. Weird as much as the challenge currently at his feet. An awkward as hell dinner date. It's not weird unless you make it weird, but Dr. Weird just can't help himself. It's going to take more than heroics to win the heart of the charming Ellie Eddison, but has Dr. Weird gotten that message? Will the weirdness end before this date spirals into complete and utter chaos? Some challenges are too great.... even for Dr. Weird.
- DirectorSean BellStarsIvar KantsHarry PavlidisWhen The CEO of a synthetic meat empire reveals his product is secretly grown from human flesh, he must use extreme measures to persuade his morally opposed successor to save his legacy and the starving masses.
- DirectorRachael Belle MyersStarsJoe DavidsonDominic Di PaoloDominic di PauloTwo mates discuss the hardships of their lives over a bad cup of coffee, oblivious to the beauty and sadness surrounding them.
- DirectorHayley MacFarlaneStarsKaye StevensonSamara WeavingGrowing Young is an endearing look at the relationship between 16 year old Minks and her Nan, who has dementia.
- DirectorKarl WalkerStarsCris CochraneKieran CochraneClare HayesAn eight-year-old boy spends the day with his dad after his parents have recently separated.
- DirectorJesse PohjonenStarsJorma KarlstedtMona KortelampiMait LepikEsko, an engineer tired of his cheating wife's nagging, decides to disappear for good.
- DirectorMartin VeitA young man ventures out for a date with a girl he is more than interested in.
- DirectorJoe D'ArcyStarsCarol D'ArcyPierre MauboucheWhilst the pencil experiences the day to day mundane aspects of life, it draws the world 'as it is-as it sees it'. The pencil (like the artist) creates because that is what a pencil does.
- A ruthless murderer is constantly interrupted during his attempt to torture his victim.
- DirectorRobin Royce QuereeStarsPeter McAllumRobin Royce QuereeKaren GarnseyAlexis and Bettina, two aging drag queens, take us on a journey with more twists and turns than a set of hot rollers.
- DirectorNatalie MacMahonStarsAli BulganNatalie MacMahonCyrus RahbarLOLA likes to get into cars with strangers- to get away, to take the risk and do something unexpected, dangerous and exciting. Every time Lola meets someone new, she makes up a story and identity, but most of the time, she calls herself Lola and tells them that she wants to see the sea. Hitchhiking has become her hobby and taking a risk her passion until one day someone makes her see herself in a different light.
- DirectorCarlos BueroStarsMaría José AlfonsoElisa LledóJon ViarIn difficult times, the night can become a nightmare.
- DirectorCheryl AllisonStarsCheryl AllisonKade CargolThe power of imagination as seen through the eyes of a three year old boy.
- DirectorAndrew ElliottStarsMike BissonetteKevin VaughanJenn DaughertyNicky wants to be a country music star, but doesn't know how to sing or play guitar. He wants to be a cowboy, but he's afraid of all four-legged animals. After hearing about a singing contest at the County Fair, Nicky gathers his cohorts and prepares for what he believes is the chance of a lifetime.
- DirectorMichael NichollsStarsSteve HaydenRachel SoderstromThomas StantonWhen an imaginative 8-year-old boy learns the truth about Santa, he must choose between keeping his younger sister in the dark, or waking her up to their parents' lies.
- DirectorAshley PollardStarsLuke BovinoIbnu ZeinTim, a street criminal, finds it hard to complete or even start the 'job' with his completely oblivious, yet eager to help brother, Shane.
- DirectorCalum RhysStarsLuke GoddardRoss O'HennessyAaron JeffcoateThe Second World War is experienced through the journey of Private Cole, a dramatic study of the contrasting nature between the innocence of childhood and the reality of war, and the emotional struggle that accompanies it.
- DirectorNancy PatonStarsJacqueline CaleyMathew GallivanMalgorzata MierzejewskaFinal day of a mother who suffers with postpartum depression.
- DirectorAmanda Renee KnoxStarsNajla SaidSam KasemDeja SoufkaA woman living under strict Sharia Law is accused of adultery, imprisoned and sentenced to death by stoning.
- DirectorVirat PalStarsDanny BarclayHunter DavisWilliam Le CaronThe life of a lonely blind man who has a perpetual fear of being followed, takes a twisted course, when he begins to develop a strange relationship with the woman next door.
- DirectorJoshua BelinfanteStarsJohan LenhoffBjörn Lindqvist is the world's best town planner. He isn't changing the world, he's just trying to improve it.
- DirectorAlexander FalconStarsMarlon AquinoCamila BanusDavid FalconAfter losing his wife and contemplating suicide, Leo has a life-changing encounter with a young man who tries to rob him.
- DirectorStella KimStarsHarry TsengJohn Gomez GoodwayShirley LiangJackie is a gambler who is massively in debt, chasing the next big win. Brian has been hired to kill him, and as he patiently pursues him for the perfect moment, he finds himself judging his own morality.
- StarsTimothy WalkerMatt RudduckJackie BrookeA group of passionate, misfit television fans are kicked out of the last remaining place with free WiFi. They are forced to become a fake support group so that they may access the last remaining WiFi hot spot at the 'City Support Group Clinic'
- DirectorKatharine Ruth RogersStarsGil BalfasTimothy Lincoln ColeCarla NirellaAll the bad Internet dates you've ever been on and then some.
- DirectorBen S. HylandStarsAlan BreckJack CondonAndrew BryanA widower has to come to terms with the sudden death of his wife. Riddled with guilt and regret he relives key moments of their life together.
- DirectorHarry AndersonStarsRowan HowardAlanah ParkinJack RiddleA middle-aged widower being haunted by a frostbitten specter takes in a homeless teenage girl in an attempt to replicate her into his dead wife.
- DirectorJingchuan WangA 2D Digital Narrative Animation Short about a being who starts to grow extra eyes.
- DirectorEva DaoudTony RettenmaierStarsÁngel de MiguelAloma EscuderLuis Fernández de EribeA man who steals and collects light falls in love with the Moon and must have it for himself.
- DirectorAline RezendeStarsMichel BloisA sensual married truck driver mother of two kids, takes a lover to live in her house. How to make the husband accepted this situation?
- DirectorPaolo MonicoStarsBoris McGiverMichele HicksSylvia KaudersWhen a hardened widow receives an unexpected visit, she is given the chance to shed light on her husband's death.
- DirectorJane EakinStarsEarl JohnMarlea CorreyNever under estimate the power of touch. When two troubled teenagers meet, their worlds change.
- DirectorMichael JonesJackson TozerStarsMark Samual BonannoRobin BrownKevin DeeBen drives his Uber as a way to pay rent, meet interesting people and shamelessly promote himself as a comedian. Circling Melbourne city in hopes to pick up like-minded people, he is shortchanged for the uncomfortably eccentric.
- DirectorMichela CarattiniStarsMichela CarattiniLeigh ScullyHelen YuFrustrated by the dating scene, Nathan thinks he's found the perfect match in Sonia, a Czech girl he's met online, who claims she's "unspoiled by feminism." On their first date, things go exactly as planned, with surprising results. The tango ensues: gender performance and impossible expectations meet self-discovery and reality in this multi-layered romantic comedy made for our multicultural times.
- DirectorLudovic de GaillandeStarsAudran CattinNiels DubostDiane DuquesneWhile several murders bloodying the city, a German photographer is persecuted by an unseen presence that follows him relentlessly...
- DirectorRobert Eugen PopaStarsPaul Octavian DiaconescuConstantin FlorescuMaia MorgensternFailing Latin is one thing, but failing in Love is unthinkable! K has no hope until the Roman Poet Ovid materializes in order to not only teach the art of love and help K pass Latin, but more importantly to escape Communist Romania.
- DirectorMelanie JayneStarsMelanie JayneJohn-Paul SantucciRichard CotterTwo bitter understudies for a theatrical production of Macbeth plot to overthrow the regular actors.
- DirectorLiam NewtonStarsLouisa FitzhardingeBec HewatLiam NewtonA day in the life of a surprisingly talented robot vacuum.
- DirectorJo LewisStarsImogen Doela hauntingly beautiful ghost story, where nothing is what it seems.
- DirectorIvan MalekinStarsClara FrancescaFrank FazioPeter FlahertyZina and Tony share a night they won't forget; full of seduction, near misses, bloody noses, and wild surprises.
- DirectorMarco Checa GarciaStarsMelissa RoxburghTyler JohnstonWilliam B. DavisSet in a dystopian future where population is strictly controlled, a father waits for his children to be born. In a deserted hospital waiting room, one man must ask himself exactly what he is willing to do to give his children a chance at life, any life at all.