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2007 Newtown Flicks Festival Programme
Hey Guys,
Welcome to the program for this year's festival. As we get closer to the weekend, keep an eye on this page as we fine tune the program.
Sessions this year have been broken into genres:
Romance
Documentary
Drama
Comedy
Animation
Sci-fi/Horror Combo
With the exception of the Festival Launch and the Awards Nights which are $20, Ticket prices for all other sessions are a flat rate $10.
The Metroscreen session is free.
7.30pm, Friday 30th March 2007
Festival Launch
Get a taste from the weekend’s program followed by Open playing a set from recently released EP, Vitamin.
Cost: $20, Limited Tickets at the Door.
2.00pm, Saturday 31st March 2007
Metroscreen Showcase
This is an opportunity to check out the work of student filmmakers from Metroscreen, and hear about what the film school has to offer.
Cost: Free
4pm, Saturday 31st March 2007.
Romance
Kelvin Pulls 
Director: Troy Mason
Producer: Troy Mason
Scriptwriter: Troy Mason
Cinematographer: Troy Mason
Editor: Troy Mason, Ruben Sanchez
Actors: Ruben Sanchez
A young man struggles with love and the pursuit of happiness during the late twentieth century.
The Candy Date
Director: Ruth Bell
Producer: Ruth Bell
Scriptwriter: Ruth Bell
Cinematographer: Ruth Bell
Editor: Ruth Bell
Actors: Matt Foster
Jim and Leanne are living in a time where it is considered appropriate to turn up to a first date with resume and waist measurements in hand. Candy date is a quirky snapshot inside the checklist world of internet dating.
The Silence in Between 
Director: Nathan Wishart
Producer: MartynTaylor
Scriptwriter: Nathan Wishart
Cinematographer: Martyn Taylor
Editor: Martyn Taylor
Actors: David E. Woodley
Elaine and Richard barely communicate anymore. When Elaine runs into a young man next door, he awakens in her a desire she hasn't felt for a long time.
Before First Sight 
Director: Jason Sinclair & Ramana Dienes
Producer: Jason Sinclaire
Scriptwriter: Ramana Sinclaire & Jason Sinclair
Cinematographer: Jason Sinclair
Editor: Ramana Dienes & Jason Sinclair
Actors: Rebecca Ratcliff
Love before first sight. Lilly faces her fantasy world. The man in her dreams is so real but will she find her true self.
Being Boston 
Director: Justin Drape
Producer: Justin Drape
Scriptwriter: Justin Drape
Cinematographer: Tim Laffey ACS
Editor: Simon Njoo
Actors: Sean Lynch, Ashlie Pellow, Boston
Being Boston is a comedy told from the point of view of a boxer puppy that knows a lot more than his hapless owner realises. After Jeff Balantyne is dumped by his girlfriend, he buys Boston to relieve the lonely months ahead. When Boston arrives at his new home, he begins to witness the highs and lows of Jeff's life, but his new owner's unpredictable behaviour means it could be some time before Boston makes this man his best friend.
Still Life
Director: Tahnee McGuire
Producer: Sally Madgwick
Scriptwriter: Tahnee McGuire
Scriptwriter: Callan Green
Cinematographer: Christopher Mills
Editor: Victoria Thaine
A depressed middle-aged man takes art classed only to find himself embroiled in the affairs of the life drawing model.
Transient
Director: Craig Boreham
Producer: Genevieve Derwent
Scriptwriter: Craig Boreham
Cinematographer: Bonnie Elliott
Editor: Adrian Rostirolla
Actors: Ian Roberts
Daniel and John meet and fall in love in Vietnam, but when they return to Sydney, it all falls apart. Transient is a moving 'end of love' story about travel, capitalism, loss and love.
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6pm, Saturday 31st March 2007.
Documentary
Not Sitting Still 
Director: Sarah Antill
Producer: Sarah Antill
Scriptwriter: Sarah Antill
Editor: Sarah Antill, Christopher Thompson
Robyn Shepherd, Sydney mother of six, has decided to undergo a major neurosurgical operation. The surgery has a 40% chance of dramatically reducing her Parkinson's Disease symptons and an observable chance of killing her. The moving documentary explores Robyn's battle with her symptons in the lead up to the lead up to the surgery.
The Market 
Director: Kenneth Ogilvie
Producer: Kenneth Ogilvie
Scriptwriter: Kenneth Ogilvie
Cinematographer: Kenneth Ogilvie
Editor: Kenneth Ogilvie
Actors: Leila
The Market documents a day in the life of Leila, who is adamant about buying Sydney's entire supply of flowers. Shame she has no money.
Songs From Illawarra Road 
Director: Peter McGuiness
Producer: Peter McGuiness
Cinematographer: Peter McGiuness
Editor: Garry Burton
“A groovy trippy journey into Marrickville and the Chinese signs that inspire my abstract paintings - think Koyananiqatsi meets Bruce Lee,” Peter McGuiness.
Ribbon Dancer 
Director: Kate Witchard
Producer: John-Paul Sukkar
Scriptwriter: kate Witchard
Cinematographer: Josh Wheatley
Editor: Kara Threlfo
Actors: Iva Masek
Iva Masek was a competitive rhythm gymnast in Prague who escaped the country following the Communist invasion in the spring of 1968. This expressionistic documentary takes a sweeping look at her life and loves.
Blandville
Director: Tahnee McGuire
Producer: Stuart Parkyn
Scriptwriter: Tahnee McGuire
Cinematographer: Callan Green
Editor: Matt Walker
As we visit behind the grey walls of Blandville Court, we ask ourselves can a human being ever be bland.
Painting With Permission 
Director: Shaun du Sart
Producer: Alex Kennedy
Scriptwriter: Shaun De Sart
Cinematographer: Bernhard Abraham
Editor: Jolene Warren
This documentary explores the legal issues surrounding graffiti and argues that this art form is legitimate and all who partake are not criminals. It explores the challenges faced by the street artists and hears from organisations and individuals who promote the legal avenues artists can pursue to display their work.
The Price of the Blues - The Col Ray Story 
Director: Damian Neil
Producer: Damian Neil
Scriptwriter: Damian Neil
Cinematographer: Damian Neil
Editor: Damian Neil
This documentary is the biographical story of Col Ray Price as Australian blues musician and historian. The film depicts his struggle as an independent artist and the continuing passion he has for his music and the history of the blues.
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8.30pm, Saturday 31st March 2007.
Drama
Alone In a Crowd 
Director: Timothy Mathews
Producer: Timothy Mathews and San Francisco State University
Scriptwriter: Timothy Mathews
Cinematographer: Paola Cresti
Editor: Timothy Mathews
Actors: Jesse Rodriguez
A lonley young man tries to fit in but finds it more difficult in person than on the internet.
Odd One Out 
Director: Sam Hatfield & Ben Breen
Producer: Sam Hatfield
Scriptwriter: Sam Hatfield & Ben Breen
Cinematographer: Sam Hatfield
Editor: Sam Hatfield
Actors: Kelly Breen
Working in a pharmacy is fine…apart from the customers, medications, complications and frustration: what do you do when your life becomes one big headache?
Chapter Eight - The Meeting 
Director: Leah Taylor
Producer: Ryan Osmond
Scriptwriter: Leah Taylor
Cinematographer: Ryan Osmond
Editor: Ryan Osmond & LeahTaylor
Actors: Sam Allen
Jarrod is a cunning liar whose double crossing plans have led to this point but now the tables will turn when his deadly game is discovered.
This Won't Hurt
Director: Samuel Hilton
Producer: Samuel Hilton and Nick McDougall
Scriptwriter: Samuel Hilton
Cinematographer: Nick McDougal
Editor: Nick McDougal
Actors: Roland Lovegrove, Benjamin Ross
Remy struggles to come to terms with the grief caused by the suicide of his best friend. As Remy retraces the final moments of his friends life in the hope to discover his state of mind, he encounters two others searching for a similar acceptance of the death.
Ophelia 
Director: Venetia Taylor
Producer: Venetia Taylor
Scriptwriter: Venetia Taylor
Cinematographer: Venetia Taylor
Editor: Venetia Taylor
Actors: Stef Dawson, Venetia Taylor
One rainy night Ophelia decides she won't be alone anymore.
Life Love Lost 
Director: Danielle Akayan
Producer: Danielle Akayan
Scriptwriter: Danielle Akayan
Cinematographer: Paul Katte
Editor: Vaness Milton
Actors: Robin Queree
A man on the brink, who is estranged from his family, decides to end his life. He meets a mysterious girl who reminds him of happier days past. Throughout his journey, the edges of his reality appear to become blurred, however, not everything is as it seems.
Max
Director: Linda Grun
Producer: Adam Bishop
Scriptwriter: Linda Grun
Cinematographer: Daniel Foldes
Editor: Shannon Longville
Actors: James Eoannidis
Estranged from his biological father, Max expresses the rage he has internalised for so long. Not only does this lead to psychological instability, but the chance to reconnect with his mother
Manic 
Director: Adrian Gray
Producer: Peter Scobie
Scriptwriter: Adrian Gray
Cinematographer: Casimir Dickson
Editor: Maiana Bidegain
Actors: Les Chantery
Manic tells the story of how a young man's manic episode brings together his divided family.
Brainstorm 
Director: Christopher Robin Collins
Producer: Felicity Griggs
Scriptwriter: Felicity Griggs
Cinematographer: Christopher Robin Collins
Editor: Christopher Robin Collins
Actors: Simon Chapman, Rae Johnston
Three strangers wake up in a locked room. They have one minute to discover what they have in common and then use it to save themselves from a madman with a grudge...
Wishlist 
Director: Kurt Roberts
Producer: Kurt Roberts
Scriptwriter: Kurt Roberts
Cinematographer: Ian Jones ACS
Editor: Kurt Roberts
Actors: Ben Jobberns
Johnny's best friend Luke is dying. In his final moments Johnny takes Luke back to where their friendship began. The Beach.
Scrub 
Director: Douglas Watkin
Producer: Douglas Watkin
Scriptwriter: Douglas Watkin
Cinematographer: Matt Cox & Greg Henderson
Editor: Mat Cox
Actors: Mungo McKay, Robert Jozinovic, Jorde Lenoy, Gourie Blackley & Stephen Geronimos
The film scrub is about a biker who has conformed to mainstream society and finds that his past and present are about to collide in the next generation
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2:00 pm, Sunday 1st April 2007
Comedy
The Clogs 
Director: Venetia Taylor and Boris Ivanoff
Producer: Venetia Taylor & Boris Ivanoff
Scriptwriter: Venetia Taylor
Editor: Venetia Taylor & Boris Ivanoff
Actors: Venetia Taylor, Aaron Hammond
Phil and Phyllis make a tropfest film EVERY year…or at least they talk about it.
Bruce V God
Director: Roger Di Lernia
While famed comic Lenny Bruce is playing poker with Richard Prior, we find out that the Mayor of New York is thinking about pardoning Lenny.
Hot Topic 
Director: Christopher Robin Collins
Producer: Simon Chapman
Scriptwriter: Christopher Robin Collins
Cinematographer: Christopher Robin Collins
Editor: Christopher Robin Collins
Actors: Simon Chapman
A man wakes up one morning and discovers he is the centre of attention everywhere he goes. Is there such a thing as being to popular.
Over 
Director: Ellen Meijer
Producer: Ellen Meijer
Scriptwriter: Ellen Meijer & Marcel Coolen
Cinematographer: Ellen Meijer
Editor: Ellen Meijer
Actors: Marcel Coolen
Test, 1-2-3-4-5….Is this on? Hi there. Everybody has habits. Mine have started to control my life. Somehow, I need to get over them, don't I?" These are the words of Marcel, a guy with OCD who is obsessed with the number '5'. Undergo a bizarre day of his life.
Touching Bernard
Director: Leslie Marsh
Producer: Natalie Lopes
Scriptwriter: Leslie Marsh
Cinematographer: Leslie Marsh & Marlene Palmeiro
Editor: Leslie Marsh
Actors: Adam Fraser
Bernard has been touched by the hand of God, much to the disgust of his friend.
Brainchild Love : A True Love Story 
Director: Roshelle Fong
Producer: Roshelle Fong
Scriptwriter: Roshelle Fong
Cinematographer: Roshelle Fong
Editor: Roshelle Fong
Actors: Genevieve Clay
Upon birthing an unseemly vital organ from her nose, a film student must decide whether to nurture it or set it free.
Warren 
Director: Damien Osborn
Producer: Christina D'Arcy
Scriptwriter: Damien Osborn
Cinematographer: Zoltan Deak
Editor: Zoltan Deak
Actors: Christian Woodmansey
Warren loves going to the doctors. He has a special gift for determining when women are interested in him. A carefree glance, a cough, a sneeze and the courtship begins.
Wally 
Director: Tonnette Stanford
Producer: Robert Milles
Scriptwriter: Tonette Stanford
Cinematographer: David Hawkins
Editor: Tonette Stanford
Actors: Malorie O'Neil,Esme Melville
Little Matilda cannot stand her new dog, Wally. In retaliation to his countless bad habits, she sets him up for a seemingly innocent crime involving a chocolate cake. Unfortunately, for Wally, the consequences are far more severe than she ever expected.
Life Expectancy 
Director: Ryan van Dyk & Shaun van Dyk
Producer: Ryan van Dyk, Shaun van Dyk & Jegar Pitchfork
Scriptwriter: Ryan van Dyk & Shaun van Dyk
Cinematographer: Ryan van Dyk & Shaun van Dyk
Editor: Ryan van Dyk
Actors: Liam Key
A young man grapples with the notion that each moment and each decision in his life affect his life expectancy.
Sole Searching 
Director: Rachel Lane
Producer: Rachel Lane
Scriptwriter: Rachel Lane
Cinematographer: Rachel Lane
Editor: Adrian Rostirolla
Actors: Boris Burgess, Julian Wood
"Sole Searching" is a mockumentary that explores the urban myths surrounding the phenomenon of dangling shoes over power lines.
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4.00pm, Sunday 1st April 2007
Animation
The Bottom Line
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner
Producer: Kiah Roache-Turner
Scriptwriter: Kiah Roache-Turner
Cinematographer: Kiah Roache-Turner
Editor: Kiah Roache-Turner
Actors: David Garard, James Branson
Hip Hop Music video for Boundary Pushers
Deadly Dollies 
Director: Guy Verge Wallace
Producer: Guy Verge Wallace
Scriptwriter: Guy Verge Wallace
Cinematographer: Guy Verge Wallace
Editor: Guy Verge Wallace
Actors: Clayman
A fast paced claymation. Follow the epic journey of a driver as he’s hunted by a wild pack of blood thirsty, grotesque, zombie dolls. They may be cute, but they’re also vicious killing machines!
Crazy by Baby Bees 
Director: Kurtis Ousley
Producer: Marieka Walsh
Scriptwriter: Marieka Walsh
Cinematographer: Kurtis Ousley
Editor: Kurtis Ousley
Music video for 'I'm Crazy' by Sydney artist Baby Bees. A forlorn ape man signs his lament for a love lost while walking a lonely bush track
Paper Planes 
Director: Kiah Roache-Turner
Producer: Kiah Roache-Turner
Scriptwriter: Kiah Roache-Turner
Cinematographer: Kiah Roache-Turner
Editor: Kiah Roache-Turner
Actors: Yasmin Smith
Music video for the song Paper Planes. A girl sings in a colour filled backwards world.
Peaches Pit 
Director: Kurtis Ousley
Producer: Kurtis Ousley
Cinematographer: Kurtis Ousley
As we pan across a mysterious set of images, a sinister scene unfolds.
Barry 
Director: Henry Smith
Producer: Henry Smith
Scriptwriter: Henry Smith
Cinematographer: Henry Smith
Editor: Henry Smith
Actors: Matthew Kaesler
Barry is the brilliant sequel to the multi-award winning claymation, "Larry." Barry is the typical bully; nasty, rebellious and doesn't care about anyone but himself. But like all bullies, he has something troubling him inside. This is a beautifully crafted claymation by the prestigious animator, Henry Smith
Blank Oblivion
Director: Danny Jennings
Producer: Danny Jennings
Cinematographer: Danny Jennings
Editor: Danny Jenning
Blank Oblivion follows the journey of a strange creature stuck in the Wastelands of Nothingness. Will he find his way out through The Labyrinthine Gateway or will he be stuck forever in . . BLANK OBLIVION?
The Death of an Official 
Director: Natalie Lopes & Marlene Palmeiro
Producer: Natalie Lopes & Marlene Palmeiro
Scriptwriter: Natalie Lopes (adapted from story by Anton Chekov)
Cinematographer: Anne Yi
Editor: Leslie Marsh & Marlene Palmeiro
Actors: Mark Daly, Jarred Smith
When Tcheriakoff accidentally sneezes on an official at the Opera, he is overcome with embarrassment. Adapted from a story by Anton Chekov.
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6.00pm, Sunday 1st April 2007
Scifi / Horror Combo
Tunnel Vision
Director: Christopher Williams
Producer: Rod Pascoe & Peter Menzies
Scriptwriter: Christopher Williams
Cinematographer: Luke Nowell
Editor: Luke Nowell & Afshin Jonaidi
Actors: John Hancock, Esther Rappoport, Stephen Villaloles
A security guard travelling on a cargo train becomes disturbed at a coarse of events that take place on board. After talking to the beauracratic service at a Tunnel stop he must decide whether to act on his instincts and confront the driver or to dismiss them as paranoia.
Curiosity 
Director: Chris Ramos
Producer: Chris Ramos
Editor: Chris Ramos
Actors: Deepak Crewal
Curiosity can kill more than the cat. Some people should just learn to read the signs.
After Dark 
Director: Chih-Kuang Tu (Sean)
Producer: Chih-Kuang Tu (Sean)
Scriptwriter: Chih-Kuang Tu (Sean)
Cinematographer: Kelly Sheeran
Editor: Chih-Kuang Tu (Sean)
Actors: David Orlando
Peter, jogging in the park is followed by a stranger. The fast he runs the closer the stranger follows. Suddenly he wakes up on a running train. Is it just a dream or is it real?
10 Minutes 
Director: Jonathon Adams
Producer: Jonathon Adams, Andrew Boland
Scriptwriter: Jonathon Adams
Cinematographer: Jonathon Adams
Editor: Jonathon Adams
Actors: Lawrence Carmichael
Jason is about to embark on a terrifying journey through a secret part of the world to bring his son back from the dead and be the father he never had the courage to be.
The Astronaut 
Director: Michael Samer
Producer: Michael Samer
Scriptwriter: Michael Samer
Cinematographer: Michael Samer
Editor: Michael Samer
Actors: Robert-Jan Van Beek, Elenore Isabel Quintal
A man who has seen the nightmares, the evils that lurk in the darkness of shadows. He has seen the atrocities that lie in wait. He will do everything in his power to protect the one he loves. Regardless of the consequences.
Urban Spaceman
Director: Stuart White
Producer: Stuart White
Scriptwriter: Stuart White
Cinematographer: Stuart White & Sandra Strauss
Editor: Stuart White
Actors: Stuart White
An experimental shuttle mission goes wrong, leaving an astronaut stranded on the shore, with no apparent sign of help. He finds himself drawn towards scenes from his past, with the knowledge that only he can save himself.
The Metropolis Agreement 
Director: Johnathon Adams
Producer: Johnathon Adams, Andrew Boland
Scriptwriter: Johnathon Adams
Cinematographer: Johnathon Adams
Editor: Johnathon Adams
Actors: Lawrence Carmichael
An American secret service agent and a young Australian girl match wits in a conversation that reveals a terrible secret about the future of humanity.
Some Kind of Crazy 
Director: Andrew Boland
Producer: Andrew Boland, Jonathon Adams
Scriptwriter: Andrew Boland, Jonathon Adams
Cinematographer: Jonathon Adams
Editor: Johnathon Adams
Actors: Ben Blaylock
One woman goes to extreme lengths to win back the heart of her former lover.
This Girl 
Director: Jessica Lockhart
Producer: Trevor Howell
Scriptwriter: Jessica Lockhart
Cinematographer: Judd Overton
Editor: Enzo Tedeschi
Actors: Lauren Batman
At twenty eight years old Missy has everything going for her; great looks, great job, fabulous wardrobe and a cute art deco apartment in the heart of the inner city. But for all those blessings there is one thing she can't quite seem to get: the love of the man she loves. Then along comes the Reaper, the Grim Reaper, and Missy's thoughts turn from love forever to life everlasting.
"This Girl" is romance with a twist.
The New Life 
Director: Daniel Giambruno
Producer: Tim Maddocks
Scriptwriter: Daniel Giambruno and Damien Naughton
Cinematographer: Andrew McClymont
Editor: Daniel Giambruno
Actors: Kaka Troa
Triggered by Dante Alighieri's "La Vita Nuova", albeit an adaptation, "The New Life" shows us how a man's life crumbles as he discovers that his life is anything but a fantasy dreamed by the darkest of beings.
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8.30pm, Sunday 1st April 2007
Awards Ceremony
And to finish the festival off, we announce the winners to the four categories. Prizes this year include $1000 across four categories, a JVC camera and a $300 voucher from Metro Screen.
Tickets can be booked by emailing us at admin@newtownflicks.com.au
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