This month Caught Short screens a collection of shorts stamped with diversity covering topics as varied as the trials of same sex parenting to the repercussions of drugging Jehovah’s Witnesses. As always our friends at Metroscreen will be on hand to award great prizes to some lucky audience members!
What: Caught Short’s Film Night
When: Thursday 2nd July Time: 7.30pm for 8pm screening
Where: Tap Gallery, 278 Palmer St (just off Oxford St), Darlinghurst
Cost: $10/$5
Program highlights:
George Giampietri’s Will to Forget is a dark and funny tale; a couple of party prone kids accidentally spike a Jehovah’s Witness’ coffee with cocaine.
You Can Count to Ten is an account of a new art movement spreading through Australia. Part doco, part collage, Stephanie Bridger’s inspiring film is an upbeat insight into a growing phenomenon.
Billy presents a wonderfully warm and funny portrayal of a typical family conundrum – how to answer the big questions of little kids.
In Chasing Mel Pete Ireland delves deep into his family history in an effort to prove (or disprove) the old family legend that they share blood with internationally renowned actor Mel Gibson.
Join us for a pre-screening bevie and grill the filmmakers in the Q&A sessions!
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!
February 18th, 2009
Caught Short’s first screening for the year saw a great mix of films and some good audience Q&As with directors Craig Foster, James Findlay (watching his award-winning short VEND with an audience for the first time!) and the lovely ladies from THIS IS NOT A JOKE art director Hilal Cimen and actors Leonine Smith and Angela Collins.
Our Mardi Gras Spectacular is shaping up well for Thursday 5 March with a drama, animation and mockumentary already locked in and more on the way.
See you there!
