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Reg Makes Contact

Year of completion
2014
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Drama, Science Fiction
Duration
8 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Seventy-year-old Reg is a lifelong space junkie who lives a lonely existence, obsessed with his telescopes, hoping to locate his missing wife whom he believes was abducted. When a strange metallic object descends from the sky, Reg is convinced it's a sign from intelligent life beyond earth, and gets to work on deciphering its origins and the message it holds. But as the beginnings of dementia start to take hold, Reg finds himself in a race against the clock to make sense of this final puzzle before realising they are closer than he thinks.
Completion Year
2014
Genres
Drama, Science Fiction
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Jiao Chen, Raquelle David

Writer

Andrew Slattery, Corrie Chen

Director of Photography

Michael Latham

Director

Corrie Chen

Screen Australia Supported

  • Production

    Project-specific support provided by Screen Australia's production investment programs since the agency's inception in July 2008. Includes investments, loans and grants. Excludes Producer Offset and Producer Equity Program.

Awards

2016 — Flickerfest

Screenings

2015 — Melbourne International Film Festival

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