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Celebrating 24 years of short film excellence, Flickerfest is coming to Cooma this Saturday.
Snowblind will be screening at Flickerfest at the Cooma Show.
Celebrating 24 years of short film excellence, Flickerfest is Australia's leading Academy -accredited and BAFTA-recognised short film festival, continuing to present A-list short film programmes that are recognised amongst the best in the world. Flickerfest brings its Short Films Licensed to Thrill to Cooma, at the Cooma Show on Saturday March 14, screening an entertaining, inspiring and award-winning range of shorts, giving local Flickerfest audiences the first look at the hottest short films in the world today. The Flickerfest 2015 tour to Cooma will screen the Best Of Australian Shorts programme.
Share a diverse range of stories from across Australia that celebrate our unique identity and culture. Highlights from this program include: Shot in Cooma by Canberra-born and bred writer/director Sean Kruck, Snowblind won the 'Canon Award For Best Direction' at Flickerfest 2015. Set in the late 1970s, 16-year-old Jack has dreams of emulating his Kiss idol, Ace Frehley, and winning the affection of his teenage neighbour, Paige. Over the course of a weekend Jack negotiates love, his family and the slippery slope of adolescence. The witty Bush Mechanics tells the story of four young Warlpiri men on a journey to visit a powerful elder living at a remote outstation. As they drive across the red dirt roads of the central Australian desert they must overcome mechanical mishaps and the trickery of a mischievous Munga Munga spirit. It will take all their bush ingenuity to keep the car running and themselves alive. Don't miss the hilarious Florence Has Left the Building. It's the annual Christmas eve concert at the Marigold House Assisted Living Facility. All her friends are dying and Florence wants out. When the facility double books two rival Elvis impersonators, Florence takes the opportunity for one last hurrah. Starring a very unrecognisable Jacki Weaver. And the moving and insightful Grey Bull about Martin a South Sudanese refugee who happens upon a bull who he believes is his spiritual totem and decides to rescue it from the abattoir he works in. Martin is torn between his ancient cultural identity and his family's new life in Australia. Winner of the Virgin Australia Award Best Australian Short Film 2015. Each night, a locally made short film from ABC Open will screen alongside the main program, showcasing local talent and identities. Screening in Cooma, Norm: The Loo with a View follows a passionate collector and his unusual exhibition space. Diamonds are forever, but FLiCKERFEST is not - be sure to get your tickets before this license to thrill expires.
