The Flickerfest programme consists of shorts films screening in competition and non-competitive showcases
All sessions are rated 15+ and are approximately 100 minutes long.
All 9pm sessions are held in the outdoor Ampitheatre
All other sessions are held in the indoor theatre.
In case of heavy rain the 9pm session will move indoors Friday 9th
Opening night party Sunday 18th
Closing Night Party | View & download: FLiCKERFEST 2009 Festival Schedule |
Australian 1 Session Time:
6.45pm -
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Repeated:
4.30pm -
Sunday, January 11, 2009
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 | ALI AND THE BALL 8 year old Ali lives in a refugee detention centre with his mother and little sister Fatima. When his mother’s precious knitting needles are confiscated, Ali is forced to take action. Desperate to save his family, he hatches a plan using a ball and the help of a girl on the other side of the razor-wire fence. Dendy Award for Best Short Film, Sydney Film Festival 2008, Melbourne International Film Festival. |
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International 1 Session Time:
9.00pm -
Friday, January 9, 2009
Repeated:
4.30pm -
Saturday, January 10, 2009
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 | YOURS TRULY Film Icons burst through lost layers of yesterday’s emulsion in this gripping second instalment of Parker’s contemporary noir trilogy. Reassembled into a surreal city the conflicting story of Frank and Charlie is told as a romance with unexpected plot twists as they sacrifice their morals to find more than what they bargain for when their two worlds of animation and live action collide surrounding the ultimate kiss off letter. |
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International 2 Session Time:
9.00pm -
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Repeated:
6.45pm -
Monday, January 12, 2009
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 | CAREFUL WITH THAT AXE, EUGENE A young boy tries his hand at chopping firewood with his father’s razor sharp axe. He finds that the axe is incredibly heavy, so heavy that he balances himself by resting one bare foot on the chopping block… |
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