Alice, Adelaide
2 men drive through Australia's desert and record people they meet along the way.
Directors Blair Macdonald and Oliver Clark go deep into the desert heart of Australia to meet the people who call it home in this rich, immersive documentary short.
The filmmaking team traveled from Alice Springs to Adelaide, stopping at towns, bars, campsites and other locales on the way. At each destination, they captured conversations and images that are both earthy and poetic.
The rural Australians portrayed run the gamut, and talk about everything and nothing under the sun. But while they may live in an area of the world that not many people will see, their experiences and POVs are still filled with wisdom, humor and insight.
The pace and tone are lyrical, intimate and meditative, but what emerges over the course of 20 minutes is a beautiful tapestry of community — and a rich portrait of humanity in all its range and depth.
By Pier-Philippe Chevigny |
Drama
A young boy questions his father's militia after discovering a family in the woods.
A Star Trek actor tries to one-up his co-star in his return to Hollywood.
A devoted husband suspects his wife is cheating on him. Then he hides under the bed.
A burn-survivor goes on his first date after his accident.
By Christophe M. Saber |
Comedy
A father slaps a disobedient child. Then a bystander threatens to report him for abuse.
A man uncovers the horrifying truth of what landed on his childhood farm.
By Stefanie Abel Horowitz |
Drama
A woman thinks about dying. But a co-worker asks her out.
A virgin tries to get laid before an unstoppable asteroid ends the world.
By David M. Helman |
Drama
A young father who is cut off from his son takes matters into his own hands.
By Kaveh Mazaheri |
Drama
An Iranian woman's husband has an accident at home... and she just watches him die.
An elderly man is given the opportunity to relive one day of his life.
By Andrew Goldsmith and Bradley Slabe |
Animation
A crochet dinosaur must unravel itself to save the love of its life.
2 strangers at a wedding reception make an unexpected connection.
A man in a time-loop must work with his brother to prevent a catastrophic fire.
A young woman wakes up in a strange place, with a strange guy.
