Oska Bright Film Festival 2024: Love Won't Tear Us Apart
Love comes in many shapes and sizes: Mysterious, dark, sad, beautiful and most of all, unexpected. This screening touches on sensitive subjects such as suicide and mental health.
In this screening:
Hopeful Romantic
Kate Vinen, Australia • 10 mins 55 secs
Daisy waits in a bar for her online date. A man asks her for a drink and she mistakes him for the date who has stood her up.
Mise en Place
Julian Neuhaus, Australia • 5 mins 56 secs
In a high-end Sydney restaurant, Charlie, a dishwasher, seizes the moment to showcase her artistic flair in exquisite plating.
Off Script
Daniele Bonarini, Italy • 14 mins 59 secs
Massimiliano aspires to be an actor. Encountering actors preparing Pirandello’s play, he contemplates a daring new role with co-operative peers for a fresh cinematic journey.
Spines
Joseph Inman, UK • 10 mins 24 secs
In rural Cornwall, autistic Thomas immerses himself in books to escape sensory challenges. When sporty Agnes befriends him, he learns to share his creative world.
Dead Silent
Miriam Fox, UK • 11 mins 41 secs
Liam, 29, is blindsided when his best friend Jack unexpectedly takes his own life.
The Do’s & Don’ts Of Getting Married
Karen Jackson & ARC Disability Services, Australia • 14 mins 6 secs
Emma and Max, engaged to marry, discover contrasting wedding visions at a BBQ. Enter Scarlet, an impromptu wedding planner.