Screen Australia

Screen Australia aims to inspire, inform and engage screen audiences through compelling Australian storytelling.

Find a Production

Placenta

Year of completion
1991
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Fantasy, Science Fiction
Duration
18 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

In a world of mutations and horror a woman carries the perfect boy deep within her. To ensure his safety she maintains the pregnancy for 18 years. And all is well until a young girl comes calling, and our hero ventures into reality. A fractured Freudian view of the original love triangle. One boy's dream... every mother's nightmare!
Completion Year
1991
Genres
Fantasy, Science Fiction
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Writer

Stephen Dunne, James Ferguson

Editor

Anthony Egan

Director

James Ferguson

Production Designer

Marcella Hayward

Producer

Simon Klaebe

Director of Photography

Emil Novak

Cast

Jeremy Sims, Gillian Seamer, John Paramor, Danielle Long

Awards

1993 — Chicago International Film Festival

1990 — Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films

1992 — Huy Int World Festival of Short Films

1993 — Internacional De Cinema Do Algarve

1993 — Internacional De Cinema Do Algarve

1991 — Toowoomba Film Festival

1993 — Wattrelos International Film Festival

Screenings

1993 — Chicago International Film Festival

1996 — Rencontres Internationales Henri Langloise

1992 — Huy Int World Festival of Short Films

1993 — Internacional De Cinema Do Algarve

1993 — Internacional De Cinema Do Algarve

1991 — Media 10/10 Festival

1991 — Toowoomba Film Festival

1993 — Wattrelos International Film Festival

Related Productions

Witchy Girls,The

Completion Year:
2026
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
60m
Status:
Completed
View Production

Yesterday Island

Completion Year:
2025
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
91m
Status:
Completed
View Production

War Machine

Completion Year:
2025
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
109m
Status:
Completed
View Production