The Flix

Optus Flix in the Stix comprises a collection of award winning short films produced both here in Australia and abroad. Our collections are handpicked to suit our audience - so expect a journey into the unknown. 

Film selection has now been completed. The collection of shorts to be screened on the 2012 Optus Flix in the Stix tour comprises:

BEAR

Jack means well, but sometimes good intentions have horrible consequences. Starring Nash Edgerton & Teresa Palmer. Directed by Nash Edgerton. Running time = 10m 25s.

HOT DOG

There's a reason why man's best friend is sometimes best left in the backyard. Directed & animated by Bill Plympton. Running time = 5m 40s.

SIX DOLLAR FIFTY MAN

Set in 1970s New Zealand, Andy, a gutsy 8 year-old boy who is forced to break out of his make-believe superhero world to deal with playground bullies. Starring Oscar Vandy-Connor & Celina Russo-Bewick. Directed by Mark Albiston & Louis Sutherland. Running time = 14m 20s.

MONKEYS

Friendship is tested when a guy realises his mate has gone and copied his haircut. Will he confront his true emotions? Starring Joel Edgerton & Damian Walshe-Howling. Directed by Joel Edgerton. Running time = 6m 53s.

PIGEON IMPOSSIBLE

A rookie secret agent is faced with a problem seldom covered in basic training: what to do when a curious pigeon gets trapped inside your multi-million dollar, government-issued nuclear briefcase. Starring Walter Beckett & a curious pigeon. Directed & animated by Lucas Martell. Running time = 6m 12s.

PURPLE FLOWERS

Jack likes Jill. Jill likes Jack. Two kids learning about life, love, and death on a sunny afternoon. All this and chocolate biscuits! Starring Penne Hackforth-Jones, Christian Byers & Airlie Dodds. Directed by Julian Ryan, produced by Drew Bailey. Running time = 9m 30s.

SOMETHING IN THE AIR

A guy dressed as Mr Australia walks into a music shop and has an unusual request. Starring Darrin Smith & Patrick James. Directed by Murray Fahey. Running time = 5m 55s.

THE TELEGRAM MAN

Set during WWII in the Australian outback, Bill Williams, is the man who must deliver the worst kind of news and John Lewis is the man who is destined to hear it. This story allows us to explore how WW II forever changed the face of Australian culture. Starring Jack Thompson, Gary Sweet, Sigrid Thornton. Directed by James F. Khehtie. Running time = 13m 30s.

GUS

A cave boy and his father live a bleak life in the Swiss Alps, banished because of the boy's disruptive flatulence, until one day his father reaches breaking point and sends the boy out into the cold, a decision that would change life forever...Directed & animated by Andrew Martin. Running time = 8m.

IN LOCO PARENTIS

Two men confront each other in a strange underground room. They share a dark, hidden past. Before long the power play becomes personal. Starring Paul Ashton, Ben Lawson, Anthony LaPaglia & Gia Carides. Directed by Paul Ashton. Running time = 7m 19s.

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