SHORTS BLOCK 3

Welcome to CFIFF 2022

Welcome to CFIFF 2022

A Rohingya's Journey

A refugee story of strength, hope and determination.

Directed by Ed Coney

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Well That Was Fun

The teenage son of a well to do CEO meets with and joins a group of teenagers protesting the system of which his father is held in high esteem.

Written and Directed by Aiden Fyfield

Produced by Mel Beal

(Not So) Great Expectations

In Anna’s final year of high school, she must choose between her passion for performing or the plans of her immigrant mother.Written and Directed by Christie Hammond

Produced by Dana Jolliffe

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Uncovered Lives: Australia's Fight for Funded Trans Healthcare

A transgender filmmaker investigates Australia’s lack of funded trans healthcare, and how this prevents others from accessing the care that saved his own life.Uncovered Lives follows filmmaker Kai Wharton as he searches for ways to help other transgender Australians seeking gender-affirming care. Knowing firsthand how life-saving this care can be, Kai sets out to examine the obstacles that impede trans people seeking medical care. He investigates why Medicare, Australia's public healthcare system, does not cover trans healthcare, and how this lack of financial accessibility takes a massive toll on transgender Australians. Through intimate interviews with trans people struggling for the care they desperately need, a leading professional in Australian trans healthcare, and a trans politician, Kai uncovers a loving and powerful community committed to making healthcare more accessible for all.

Written by Alice Hoger and Ruby HilleardDirected by Kai WhartonProduced by Kitty Moroney and Nhu Ngoc Michelle Nguyen

Talk Back

A determined taxi driver takes a stand when he finds out he was unfairly denied a cash prize from his favourite radio station because of his accent. Based on a true story, starring John Howard and Shameer Birges.

Written by Natasha Henry

Directed by Mustafa al Mahdi

Produced by Charles Olsen

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Through Her Eyes

This film is a poetic composition of memory, influence and identity. First Nations filmmaker Jason Haji-Ali who wrote, produced and directed this film explores his cultural identity as he reflects on his childhood, the toxicity of social media and conversation with his grandmother, Phyllis. This sensitive, gentle yet powerful film is guided by Haji-Ali's voice as he attempts to strengthen his cultural identity and reconnect with his indigenous heritage. Conversations with his grandmother lead Jason to question the impact of the Stolen Generation as it passes through his family's history. His grandmother's stories help shape his understanding of what it means to be Aboriginal.

Written, Directed and Produced by Jason Haji-Ali

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Abraxas of Emotions: Joy, Anger, Sorrow, and Excitement

The main character is an artist who is being interviewed about the mysterious creature that she witnessed when she was a little kid. While drawing a composite of the creature, inside her mind, each of the four primary emotions (joy, anger, sorrow, and excitement), portrayed as scientists, operate various experiments to test what the mysterious creature is. In the end, the artist realises something about what the creature and her emotions have in common.

Written and Directed by Dakyum Breanna Lee

The Stella Show

Written and Directed by Ruby McQuire

Produced by Steve McLeod

Mosaic

Directed by Isabel Park