GSFF2 FILM PROGRAM
MONDAY 21 MARCH (ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE IN AWST)
DAY ONE
Day One Official Selection films from Canada, Australia and the USA.
8:00AM INTERMISSION 2
DIRECTOR MATTHEW MANHIRE
TORONTO, CANADA
Follow four friends - and enemies of the State - as they go out for a night that makes the 'Big Orange Man' mad. They won't slow down for anyone and they won't be rushing for them either.
9:00AM DESOLATE
DIRECTORS POPPY TRELOAR & JAMES KENWORTHY
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
The effects of climate change have left the world in flames, and Sam's efforts to survive are disrupted by the arrival of a stranger.
10:00AM I’M SUPER
DIRECTOR TINA A. WAKE
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
People with a disability realise they don't need fancy super hero costumes - being themselves is super enough!
11.00AM SPACE BEES
DIRECTOR LOU HAACK
SAN FRANCISCO, USA
Two brave Space Bees must work together to save their ship.
12.00PM WEATHER FORECAST
DIRECTOR OLIVIER BONENFANT
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
Something is wrong about this weather forecast. Maybe it's the temperature. Maybe it's the weatherman. Maybe it's the green screen. Maybe it's the space portal.
1.00PM NOT SO FAST
DIRECTOR AARON BEDER
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Ejected from his intelligence organisation on spurious grounds, a cunning junior spy must recruit the help of two schoolchildren to foil a corrupt businessman's evil plan, which attempts to brainwash every student at their school to take power over the entire world.
1.00PM ETERNAL BOGLAP
DIRECTOR ERIN COATES
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
An endless road trip down a dark freight highway with flamboyant harbingers of a resource-depleted future caught in the headlights.
TUESDAY 22 MARCH (ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE IN AWST)
DAY TWO
Day Two Official Selection films from Australia, USA, UK and Canada.
8:00AM BIRDS OF TOKYO-SUPERGLUE
DIRECTOR ZAC LYNCH-WOODLOCK
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Birds of Tokyo's music video for their single, Superglue, utilises green screen to evoke the emotions of a break-up and memories of past relationships.
9:00AM NIGHTMOOR MANOR
DIRECTOR JOHN LONGENBAUGH
SEATTLE, USA
In an affectionate spoof of classic Gothic Romances, a plucky orphan takes a position as a tutor for the niece of the brooding Lord of Nightmoor Manor, and opens the door on a world of intrigue, mysteries, romance and civet cats.
10:00AM COMBAT
DIRECTORS DIANNE LANG & JEFF BOOT
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
The story of Ella Boot, a young girl who learnt the descipline of karate and changed to boxing, realising her dream of Commonwealth Games Gold for the 60 kg division.
11:00AM DAWN
DIRECTOR HARRISON ROOK
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
A father and son, both galactic settlers, crash land on a foreign planet and now must survive alongside provoked natives.
12:00PM QUARANTWEEN MUSIC VIDEO
DIRECTOR SAMANTHA PICKETT
MARYLAND, USA
A tween sits down to write a song for an art competition about changing the world, but time seems to slow down as she checks her text messages instead.
1:00PM SERVICE ECONOMY
DIRECTORS BRIGITTE ROSE & CHRIS BLACK
EAST SUSSEX, UK
In the service economy, you run as fast as you can on the hamster wheel, but you only move forward as slowly as they dare to let you.
2:00PM THE HAUNTINGS OF WATERFRONT STATION
DIRECTORS AUDREY KERRIDGE & RIORDAN HUENEMANN
VANCOUVER, CANADA
An unconventional short documentary about the haunted history of Vancouver's oldest transit hub.
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH (ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE IN AWST)
DAY THREE
Day Three Official Selection films from the UK, Australia, USA, Canada and Poland.
8:00AM ORLANDO WEEKS-LOOK WHO’S TALKING NOW
DIRECTOR MATT HARRIS-FREETH
BRISTOL, UK
A playful and surreal one-shot video for Orlando Weeks’ Look Who’s Talking Now.
9:00AM OUCHIE
DIRECTOR GRANT BELL
BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA
Beau has an ouchie. There's only two ways to fix it - fast or slow.
10:00AM DOMESTIC VIOLENCE:WHAT IS IT ?
DIRECTOR LORINDA HAWKINS SMITH
PASADENA, USA
Domestic violence doesn't always look like you think it should. It's not always easy to spot.
11:00AM REALITY MAN
DIRECTOR MATTEO MAZZELLA
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
In 1992, the first human leaves reality to live in the virtual world. For 30 years we've had no contact...until now.
12:00PM THE DREAMERS
DIRECTOR EMMA LR HOGG
ONTARIO, CANADA
A man wakes up to discover that his wife is no longer in bed with him - she has shrunk and is trapped in a glass!
1:00PM HARE AND TORTOISE
DIRECTOR DOROTA WALCZUK
WARSAW, POLAND
A hare is a faster animal than a tortoise. But sometimes wisdom, courage and persistence is more important in life.
2:00PM NIGHTS IN CYBERIA:PART 1:GENESIS
DIRECTOR GLASS BATTLES
WEST HOLLYWOOD, USA
The beginning of the world of Glitchcraft - the world created by Glass Battles.
THURSDAY 24 MARCH (ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE IN AWST)
DAY FOUR
Day Four Official Selection films from Taiwan, USA, Australia, Germany and the UK.
8:00AM CRUSH ON
DIRECTOR HENRY CHU
DOULIU, TAIWAN
From the moment I saw you it was just like a train rushing into my brain.
9:00AM TWISTED IN TIME
DIRECTOR GEORGIANA PICKETT
MARYLAND, USA
A young child and her dog are whisked away into a cartoon world where her only way back is rebuilding her relationship with her favorite unicorn.
10:00AM ART APPRECIATION (FOR DOGS BY DOGS)
DIRECTOR KATHLEEN R KRENITSKY
FLORIDA, USA
Dogs love and appreciate art. This piece provides instruction to discerning canines intent on maximizing their appreciation of local artistic compositions.
11:00AM THE LOST TIME
DIRECTOR JED LYALL STEELE
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
A short film about the time performers lost during the pandemic, and how they have had to quickly learn new ways to do what they love.
12:00PM KOLD ASS HAIL
DIRECTORS KEKOA GONZALES & SARAH MEASE
NEW MEXICO, USA
A rap virtuoso, frozen in regret, is propelled into his childhood nostalgia to rediscover his once beloved objects of inspiration.
1:00PM EMBRACE
DIRECTORS SILKE HOFMANN, ARNAUD ELE & LAURA KNOOPS
BERLIN, GERMANY
Inspired by the collective needs of females affected by breast cancer, a speculative garment has been prototyped. This short video visualisation portrays Viktoria wearing the bra alternative base garment with a tessellated support structure individualised to her specific postural and bodily needs after breast cancer.
2:00PM MARTIAL ARTS
DIRECTOR HING TSANG
IPWICH, UK
An experimental film, featuring original music by Facist Bastards, combining puppetry and moving collage assembled from art books and reconfigured actuality footage. The result is a portrayal of social isolation in a context of nationalist flag-waving and militarism, and a simultaneous celebration of the affective possibilities of art.
FRIDAY 25 MARCH (ALL TIMES SHOWN ARE IN AWST)
DAY FIVE
Day Five Official Selection films from the USA and Australia.
8:00AM ‘TIL WE MEET AGAIN
DIRECTOR JACQUELINE ROSENTHAL
CALIFORNIA, USA
A recent COVID widow has the opportunity to reconnect with her husband, at a personal cost.
9:00AM MISSION PIGGY POWER
DIRECTORS AMIRA, KAIA & SOREN SEEBER
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
A pig and his trusty getaway driver embark on the heist of a lifetime as they plan to rob the museum of its most valuable artefacts. Will they be able to pull it off?
10:00AM HOW I CHOOSE TO SPEND THE REMAINDER OF MY BIRTHING YEARS
DIRECTOR SARAH LASLEY
TEXAS, USA
Blending personal narrative with shared pop cultural experience, Sarah Lasley manifests a longheld childhood fantasy set within the love scene from 'Dirty Dancing' (1987).
11:00AM FIRST WE FIRE
DIRECTOR NATHAN HUGHES
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
Steve awoke in the middle of the night to the sound of alarms. The Commanding Officer strikes him with daunting news. As fast as he can, he flies to Jupiter in his NX-1FIREFLY. Confronted with beings of space, the only question left is will he complete his mission successfully?
12:00PM FINALLY SUN & SUMMER HAS ARRIVED
DIRECTOR ROCCO FAZZARI
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIAN
Loksins Komid Sol og Sumar (Sun And Summer At Last) captures the Icelandic spirit of welcoming summer. It references the volcano Geldingadalir and famous Westman Islands Festival that has been held on the first weekend in August since 1874, paving the way for the Woodstock and Glastonbury festivals that came nearly a century later.
1:00PM NEVER ALONE
DIRECTOR BEN MATEI
PERTH, AUSTRALIA
A lost, lonely CREATURE is befriended by BALLOON. Balloon takes Creature on a journey through magical lands where Creature learns that life is precious and there is both beauty and hope to be found in small moments of joy. Despite ultimately suffering the loss of beloved Balloon, Creature finds the strength within to carry on.
2:00PM friday 25 march
PEOPLE’S CHOICE VOTING COMMENCES
The time has come to get voting and deliver our GSFF2 People's Choice Award. With $1000 AU up for grabs, head to the GSFF website to have your say.
Voting open 2pm AWST Friday 25 March - 5pm AWST Friday 1 April. Winner announced 3 April 2022!