Screen Australia

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

Find a Production

Tran the Man

Year of completion
1994
Content type
Narrative Content
Format
Short
Genre
Crime/Law & Order, History
Duration
18 minutes
Production Status
Completed

Synopsis

Ray Moss has been nicknamed Tran by the Asian shopkeepers in his job as a security guard at a shopping centre in suburban Cabramatta. For Ray/Tran, the heat is on. His brother and uncle have had their heroin business undercut by Asian-controlled competition and they want Ray as their go-between.
Completion Year
1994
Genres
Crime/Law & Order, History
Format
Short
Production Status
Completed

Cast and Crew

Producer

Siobhan Hannan

Director of Photography

Moira Moss

Director

Rowan Woods

Writer

Rowan Woods

Cast

David Wenhan, Skye Wansey, Rowan Woods, Stephen Leeder

Awards

1995 — St Kilda Film Festival – The Facility Editing Award - Nick Meyers

1995 — St Kilda Film Festival – Best Acting - David Wenham

1995 — St Kilda Film Festival – Best Direction - Rowan Woods

Screenings

1995 — Anzac Film Festival

1995 — Auckland International Short Film & Video Festival - FILMFEAST

1994 — Valladolid International Film Festival

1994 — Edinburgh International Film Festival

1995 — St Kilda Film Festival

1995 — St Kilda Film Festival

1995 — St Kilda Film Festival

Related Productions

Search for the Snowy

Completion Year:
2026
Content Type:
Documentary
Length:
156m
Status:
Post-Production
View Production

Wentworth: Halfway Home

Completion Year:
2027
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
216m
Status:
Production
View Production

Voyeur

Completion Year:
2025
Content Type:
Narrative Content
Length:
14m
Status:
Completed
View Production