This month Caught short does what it does best: showcase a range of local films with no discernable linking theme whatsoever! Everything’s covered from outback hermits to unrequited love to cultural thievery. As usual the filmmakers will be on hand to receive your grilling.
Emma Dockery of Mullinars Casting guest speaker.
As an extra special treat, Caught Short has the honour of hosting Emma Dockery as the guest speaker for the evening. Emma has worked with the illustrious Mullinars Casting for the last year and a half and has been responsible for peopling numerous shows including seasons 2 and 3 of underbelly. Her insight into this nerve wracking world is invaluable for actors as well as producers and directors. She will not escape our trademark Q&A either so think of some bamboozling questions to throw at her.
Program highlights:
Then She Was Gone is Burleigh Smith’s playful observation of unrequited love and the gross transformations people undertake in order to win affection. Confidently written and uniquely styled, Smith’s film is an original take on a common theme.
Helmut’s House has to be seen to be believed. In a remote area of North Western Australia, along the banks of a river prone to flooding lives Helmut. With his dog for company Helmut survives on canned food and canned beer free from the distractions of running water and electricity. Jess Dickson has portrayed her subject lovingly and with humour, constructing a fascinating documentary on the real fringes of society.
Amber Wright’s Dreaming Man is an uncompromising exploitation of the chain reaction set in motion by the Stolen Generation. Through stop motion style live action and a raw narrative, she immerses the viewer in a harsh yet surreal time-lapse of our heritage.
Director David O’Donnell brings us a mockumentary with an oh so adapt winter Olympics theme. The question is can Team Australia do whatever it takes to win the luge at the 2010 games?
Join us for a pre-screening bevvie at 7.30 and meet the makers!
What: Caught Short’s Film Night When: Thursday 4th March Time: 7.30pm for 8pm screening
Where: Tap Gallery, 278 Palmer St (just off Oxford St), Darlinghurst Cost: $10/$5
July 5th, 2009
July’s Caught Short screening - exploring alternative parenting techniques, the future of the sickie, drug experimentation on Christian doorknockers, and a quest to ‘relate’ to Mel Gibson - provided much comic relief and mutual short film lovin’; the perfect cure any post SFF/EOFY/winter blues.
Our enormous thanks to all filmmakers and audience members for making it a great night. Thanks also to our dear friends at ICON for providing a swag of passes to DISGRACE to give away and of course METROSCREEN for their continued support and goodie bags.
Lock in your next date with caught short: 6 August and 3 September for our 5th Birthday bash!
May 14th, 2009
A lively night of docos entertained a near full house at our favourite Gallery TAP on May 7, fuelling laughs, tears and debate amongst the enthusiastic crowd.
Claire Wildish’s My Granny was a moving account of her mother’s journey with cancer, told from the perspective of her young child. To the delight of the crowd she arrived up with the recovering star of the film in tow and together they fielded an insightful and touching Q&A.
A little lighter was Mine’s Bigger Than Yours, Natasha Sutevski’s humorous comparison of Aussie male car culture and the Blue Spotted Peacock. The audience well and truly put her through the ropes wanting to know everything from animation techniques she used to her motivations behind the subject matter.
A Shade of Purple’s director Skan Aryurapong spoke to the crowd about his own experiences as a young Thai director learning his trade down under and Dianne Ellis shared stories of stopping random strangers on the street in her hunt to find the true spirit of Leichhardt in Pizza, Pasta, Passione. While Number 1 Fan’s team couldn’t make it, producer Red Palmer sent a moving account of seeing Laurie Nichols ‘at the ground’ as a child which resonated with the whole audience, especially our own festival co-ordinator Sarah who is probably Balmain’s Number 2 fan.
All up a cracking night that proved Docs really do Rock! Stay tuned for the June Caught Short when we return to our roots: random chaos and our promiscuous love for shorts in all their weird and wonderful forms.
March 12th, 2009
Caught Short celebrated MARDI GRAS last week with a queer focused program, including AFTRS short ROPE BURN, the award winning FILLED WITH WATER and doco COMING OUT! Thanks again to our fabulous drag king HUGO RETRO and all filmmakers in attendance.
Our next screening THURSDAY 2nd of APRIL will be a mixed bag of local flicks. Stay tuned for full program details or sign up to our facebook group for regular updates.
See you at TAP!
