A woman walks alone to the train station. As she descends the stairs to the underground platform she smiles at a young man, he smiles back. With the smallest of gestures, the woman becomes caught in a subtle and sinister game.
Funded by the inaugural ADG / Metro Screen Production Fellowship. BIRDIE was acquired for online distribution by Searchlight Pictures in 2018.
Crew
Writer/Director: Shelly Lauman
Producer: Lizzie Cater
Executive Producers: Bethany Bruce, Jessica Mitchell
Cinematographer: Anna Howard ACS
Costume Designer: Maria Pattison
Sound Designer: Weronika Razna
Editor: Danielle Boesenberg
Cast
Maeve Dermody, Sam Parsonson, Joshua Brennan, Eden Falk and Lynette Curran
Official Selection
Toronto International Film Festival
Melbourne International Film Festival
AFI Fest
Flickerfest
Seoul International Women’s Festival
Heart of Gold Film Festival
Awards
Nominated, Best International Short Film - Toronto International Film Festival
Nominated, Grand Jury Prize, Live Action Short Film - AFI Fest
Nominated, Best Direction in a Short Film - Australia Director’s Guild
Vimeo Staff Pick
Short of the Week
Country of Production
Australia
Language
English
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