2009 Awards

I Covered My Eyes

Dir. Paul Turano / USA / 2008 / 29:00

A film essay reconsidering television newscasts witnessed as a kid in the 70’s and 80’s and how it shaped my sense of personal and political identity today.

Spilt

Dir. Kitty Green / AUS / 2008 / 8:30

A litter of kittens ignite a fierce sensuality in three little girls. Dolled in white tulle and lace, the girls paw and purr with the silver cats. As their games evolve, the claws come out.

A Field Guide for the Modern Uncircumcised Male

Dir. E. Aaron Ross / USA / 2008 / 11:00

Despite the overloading transmission of information in today’s society there still remains a gap in the knowledge of men, particularly when it comes to their foreskin.

Blowback

Dir. David Hansen / AUS / 2009 / 5:30

A group of Indigenous leaders from the Northern Territory decide that the incidence of child abuse in white Australia is too high. They send in a militarised task force to Sydney to intervene.

Aqua/ship

Dir. Merilyn Fairskye / AUS / 2009 / 3:15

On a grey day, surfers paddle out towards a ship that passes without stopping.

Partition for Obsolete Visuals

Dir. Emmanuela Prigioni / AUS / 2008 / 3:55

This film interprets discarded 16mm records of the past, deemed to be obsolete and irrelevant, in a piece of ‘reconstructed cinema’.

Lonely Girl

Dir. Kyle Evans / AUS / 2009 / 1:44

A young girl is happy and content in her own little world – then a strange man keeps bothering her. At first she tries to just ignore him, but then things get really weird.

The Dreaming Man

Dir. Amber Wright / AUS / 2009 / 3:00

A comment on the ways in which Western society has failed Aboriginal Australians.

Life With Ashley

Director Chris Butler | AUS | 2009 | Documentary | 96:56

Shows an honest portrayal of young Australian people like never before, equally disturbing, as it is strangley engrossing.

Dogra Sahab

Dir. Gurpreet Singh / SWEDEN / 2008 / 23:00

Mr. Dogra is an elusive character. At 84, he is still witty, mischievous, charming and even absurd at times. But beneath his jolly disposition lies the sad truth of old age, a truth that even he cannot outsmart.

The Marina Experiment

Dir. Marina Lutz / USA / 2009 / 18:00

My father spent 16 years (1959-1975) communicating with me solely through cameras and audio recording devices, documenting the emotional violations I endured under his direction. After his death I exhumed his collection; boxes of reel-to-reel audiotape, super 8 films, and over 10,000 photographs. As the daughter and the filmmaker, I present the evidence.

PornDogs : The Adventures of Sadie

Director Greg Blatman | USA | 2009 | Comedy | 82:00

An outrageous comedy that pretends to be a hardcore porn film, where all the actors are dogs. Over thirty of our canine friends, a chicken and a man in a dog suit star in this hilarious film with the following celebrities doing some of the voices: Marilyn Chambers, Ron Jeremy, Too $hort, Dustin Diamond, Heidi Fleiss, Paul Rodriguez and more. Think of it as “Benji Does Dallas” or “Animal Planet” on Viagra. Porndogs is at once a parody on human sexuality and a satire on adult films where the dogs talk and act just like people… or is it people who act just like dogs? The story is simple. Sadie, the most beautiful yellow lab in the whole wide world, lives an idyllic, pampered life in the suburbs. One day, she comes into heat and has no idea what to do with her new found feelings and urges. When she learns that her loving owners are about to have her spayed, she runs away to the big city where her erotic adventures begin. Whatever you may think of Porndogs, one thing is certain… you’ll never look at your dog the same way again! Oh, and by the way, no animals were harmed or injured in the making of this motion picture... in fact, they rather enjoyed it!