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Kiss, The

Year of completion: 2010
Content type: Narrative Content
Format: Short
Genre: Drama
Duration: 15 minutes
Production Status: Completed

Returning home through the scrub after a night out two teenage girls seek respite from the stifling heat. Fuelled by cheap alcohol and teenage hormones they make their way to an isolated fire-water tank, lured by the promise of cool water. Once inside the tank the intimate mood takes a dangerous turn when they discover they are trapped with no way out.

Completion Year: 2010
Genres: Drama
Format: Short
Production Status: Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Director

Writer

Director of Photography

Cast

Nicole Gulasekharam, Briony Kent

Screen Australia Supported

Production

Awards

2010 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films – Dendy Award Best Live Action Short

2010 — Australian Film Institute – Best Short Fiction Film

2010 — Australian Film Institute – Award for Outstanding Achievement in Short Film Screen Craft

2011 — Flickerfest – Miller Australia Award - Best Cinematography in an Australian Short Film

2012 — Australian Directors Guild Ltd – Best Direction in a Short Film

2011 — St Kilda Film Festival – Best Short Film

2011 — St Kilda Film Festival – Best Director

2011 — St Kilda Film Festival – Best Achievement in Cinematopgraphy - Commendation

2010 — Melbourne International Film Festival – Emerging Australian Filmmaker Award

2010 — The Sydney Film Festival – Dendy Award - Best live action short

Screenings

2010 — Pusan International Film Festival

2011 — Revelation Perth International Film Festival Inc

2011 — Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival

2011 — Hong Kong International Film Festival

2011 — Tribeca Festival

2010 — Melbourne International Film Festival

2010 — The Sydney Film Festival

2011 — Adelaide Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

Sacred Cow Films

International Sales

Production Company

Sacred Cow Films