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Octopus

Year of completion
2008
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Comedy, Romance
Duration
5 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Jane and her friends may be stylish and beautiful, but love is a fickle game and Jane's not much of a player. Her new lover is romantic and attentive, her nights are passionate, but her girly, high-maintenance friends disapprove. Can Jane's growing attachment stand up to the forces of friendly dissuasion? Or has her lover already moved on? In her stop-motion, retro-cute world of beehives, falsies and kidney-shaped coffee tables, Jane's got to navigate some difficult territory - and it's not just because of the angular furniture.
Completion Year
2008
Genres
Comedy, Romance
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Director

Sam Bennetts

Producer

Sheridan Bott

Writer

Van Badham

Executive Producer

Michael Cook, Elizabeth Nash

Director of Photography

Lachlan Milne

Cast

Alin Sumawara, Sophie Cleary, Kristy Best, Anna Scrimshaw, Peter McCallum

Awards

2008 — Bondi Short Film Festival – Best Music

2008 — Bondi Short Film Festival – Best Design

Screenings

2008 — Bondi Short Film Festival

2009 — Dungog Film Festival

2009 — St Kilda Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

The Feds Australia Pty Ltd

International Sales

The Feds Australia Pty Ltd

Production Company

The Feds Australia Pty Ltd

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