Animation Shorts: The Way of Things 2000 – 2013 Ages 12+
When
11.45 am, Sat 26 Feb 2022 (62 mins)About
Beached Az: The Seagull 2009
“A whale wakes up stranded on a New Zealand beach. Unable to move, the whale is subjected to often pointless but always comical conversations with a host of passing characters, including a seagull who can't understand why whales can't eat chips.” The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
2 minutes | Ages 12+
The Summer of '77 2001
“When a woman in her thirties looks back at the Summer of '77 she wonders if things ever change. A snapshot of love, life, friendship and bad hair.” The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
5.56 minutes | Ages 12+
Looking for Horses 2001
“Sisters Gemma and Ruby accompany their parents to French Island, Victoria on a summer holiday. They explore the place but are disappointed to find there are no horses, that the rabbits are dying and that the shop owner is unfriendly. With no accessible water to swim in, they coat themselves in mud, planning to surprise their parents. Instead, they discover the truth about their parents’ relationship. The film is narrated by the eldest sister, Gemma, now an adult.” Marian Quigley
5 minutes | Ages 12+
The Way of the Birds 2000
“The tale of a young girl who forms a special kinship with a migratory bird.” The National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
22.03 minutes | Ages 12+
Lurujarri Dreaming 2013
“Four years in the making, this animated film documents the Song-cycle of the Goolarabooloo people, along the path of the Lurujarri Heritage Trail which was established in 1987 by Goolarabooloo Elder Paddy Roe, and stretching from Broome up through the Dampier Peninsula.” Ronin Films
28.13 minutes | Ages 12+
Production Credits
Beached Az: The Seagull
- Directors: Nicholas Boshier, Jarod Green, Anthony Macfarlane
- Script: Nicholas Boshier, Jarod Green, Anthony Macfarlane
- Animators: Nicholas Boshier, Jarod Green, Anthony Macfarlane
- Music: Jarod Green
- Print Source: Nicholas Boshier, Jarod Green and Anthony Macfarlane
- Rights: Nicholas Boshier, Jarod Green and Anthony Macfarlane
- Year: 2009
- Runtime: 2 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: Digital
- Screening Format: DCP
- Animation Technique: 2D Computer Animation
The Summer of '77
- Director: Wendy Chandler
- Script: Wendy Chandler
- Animator: Antonio Artese
- Cinematographer: Joanne Parker
- Music: Sherbert
- Producer: Judi McCrossin
- Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
- Rights: Wendy Chandler
- Year: 2001
- Runtime: 5.56 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: Digital
- Screening Format: 16mm
- Animation Technique: 3D Computer Animation and Live Action
Looking for Horses
- Director: Anthony Lawrence
- Animator: Anthony Lawrence
- Script: Chrissie McMahon
- Music: Phillip Houghton
- Producer: Anthony Lawrence
- Print Source: Anthony Lawrence
- Rights: Anthony Lawrence
- Year: 2001
- Runtime: 5 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: 35mm, Digital
- Screening Format: DCP
- Animation Technique: Stop Motion Animation
The Way of the Birds
- Director: Sarah Watt
- Script: Sonia Borg
- Animator: Bill Mezzetti
- Print Source: National Film and Sound Archive of Australia, Canberra
- Rights: William McInnes
- Year: 2000
- Runtime: 22.03 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: Digital
- Screening Format: DCP
- Animation Technique: Hand-painted Animation
Lurujarri Dreaming
- Director: Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman
- Lead Animator: Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman
- Script: Paddy Roe OAM, Teresa Roe, Joseph Roe, Phillip Roe, Richard Hunter, Aggie Cox, Margie Cox, Frans Hoogland, Brian Councillor, Rakeesha Roe, Takeeta (Ardi) Cox, Shanayla Cox, Jack Dimer, Juan McMahon, Terence Hunter Jnr.
- Music: Claire Deak, Oren Gerassi, Stephen Pigram, Alan Pigram
- Producer: Bernadette Trench-Thiedeman
- Print Source: Ronin Films
- Rights: Ronin Films
- Year: 2013
- Runtime: 28.13 minutes
- Country: Australia
- Language: English
- Colour: Colour
- Shooting Format: Digital
- Screening Format: DCP
- Animation Technique: Hand-painted 2D Computer Animation and Live Action