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Purgatory

Year of completion
1999
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Fantasy, Thriller
Duration
7 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

A girl wakes to find herself lying in a bed in a deserted hospital. While wandering about the wards, she discovers the world is moving backwards. After watching the failed revival of an accident victim, she realises the patient is herself, thus witnessing her own death.
Completion Year
1999
Genres
Fantasy, Thriller
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Make Up Designer

Nicolle Adrichem

Director of Photography

Franc Biffone

Australian Sales Contact

Michael Frank

Director

Michael Frank

Producer

Michael Frank

Writer

Michael Frank

Cast

Sarah Berger, Paula Berger, Daniel Bird, James Devere, Jacqui Thompson, Sarah Wimberley

Awards

1999 — Art Gallery of NSW Brekfest Festival

1999 — Art Gallery of NSW Brekfest Festival

1999 — Art Gallery of NSW Brekfest Festival

2000 — Short Film Festival Bahia De Pasaia

1999 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

1999 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

1999 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

1999 — Canadian International Annual Film/Video Festival

2000 — Semana De Cine Experimental de Madrid

2000 — INTERCOM - International Communication Film & Video Festival

2001 — Metro Screen Ltd

2000 — International Film Festival of Montecatini Terme

2000 — Open Film Festival

1999 — Plan B

2000 — Rhode Island International Film Festival

1999 — International Short Film Festival - Santiago

2000 — International Independent & Non-Professional Short Film Festival SMOFI

Screenings

2000 — International Cinema Festival, Abitibi-Temiscaminque

2000 — Ajijic Festival Internacional de Cine

2000 — Ankara International Film Festival

1999 — Antimatter Festival of Underground Short Film and Video

2000 — Arcipelago International Festival of Short Films and New Images

2000 — Short Film Festival Bahia De Pasaia

1999 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

1999 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

1999 — Bathurst Film and Video Festival

2000 — Bochumer Videofestival

1999 — filmfest Braunschweig

1999 — Canadian International Annual Film/Video Festival

2000 — Cine Fantom

2001 — Dead By Dawn Horror Film Festival

2001 — Digidance Digital Cinema Festival

2000 — Semana De Cine Experimental de Madrid

2001 — First International Internet Film Festival "King Nobel"

2000 — Frightfest

2000 — G-Niale Film Festival

2000 — International Film Festival of Slavonic and Orthodox Peoples - Golden Knight

1999 — Hi/Lo Film Festival

2000 — Huesca Short Film Festival

2000 — Elektrozine Ibiza

2000 — Impakt Festival for Audio-Visual Arts

2000 — Indiekino International Film Festival

2000 — INTERCOM - International Communication Film & Video Festival

2000 — Cinema Jove - Valencia International Film Festival

1999 — Video Art Festival Locarno-Lago Maggiore

2001 — Metro Screen Ltd

2000 — International Film Festival of Montecatini Terme

1999 — Montreal International Festival of New Cinema and New Media

2000 — Motovun Film Festival

2005 — International Hamburg Short Film Festival

1999 — International Hamburg Short Film Festival

2000 — Odense International Film Festival

2000 — Open Film Festival

1999 — Plan B

2000 — Rhode Island International Film Festival

2000 — Rochester International Film Festival

2001 — Cinequest San Jose Film Festival

2001 — Santa Monica International Film Festival and Moxie Awards

1999 — International Short Film Festival - Santiago

1999 — International Short Film Festival - Santiago

2000 — International Independent & Non-Professional Short Film Festival SMOFI

2000 — Festival of New Film & Video - Split

2000 — International Film Festival of Uruguay

2000 — Transmediale - International Media Art Festival Berlin

1999 — Virginia Film Festival

2000 — International Festival of Young Producers - Granada

2000 — Zanzibar International Film Festival

2000 — International Film Festival Rotterdam

1999 — Sao Paulo International Film Festival

Sales

Australian Sales

International Sales

Morphe Art Pictures

Production Company

Makovision
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