AUSTRALIAN NARRATIVE SHORTS - Screening at MAGNT
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Screening in the aircon at MAGNT, celebrate the bold and creative storytelling spirit of Australian filmmakers through our selection of short films.
E-MUM
15min | Jessica Londono
A withdrawn Emma receives an AI child from her estranged mother, sparking a confrontation between genuine love and programmed affection.
A STABLE FOR HORSES
7min | Davie Paterson
As Remy prepares for a baptism by fire, he recounts the sad, violent legend of his father and the Sharpies.
BO'S DIARY
9min | Isabel Nicketa James
A lonely teenage boy finds a lost diary and falls for the girl he imagines wrote it, until her real self starts getting in the way…
I FELL IN LOVE WITH MY SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON
7min | Matthew J. Thompson
Scared of commitment, Sarah decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find, her sleep paralysis demon.
THE REMAINS
15min | Andrew Robards
A detective reopens a cold case in which mystery and family history slowly blur the boundary between reality and grief.
THE WAY OF THE WIND
8min | Nicholas Burt
We follow The Ragged Man as he evades a deadly sharpshooter across the abandoned landscapes of the Australian Outback.
OLDIES OF THE COAST
3min | Clarence Fennessey
A rowdy group of oldies turn a quiet Australian beach into chaos.
THIRD EYE
10min | Dylan Mangunay, Esky Escandor
A sister who possesses the Filipino spiritual “third eye” ability discovers a monstrous ghostly figure has followed her brooding young brother home.
TUESDAY TUESDAY
15min | Lianne Mackessy
On her final shift with a man living with younger-onset dementia, support worker Tessa struggles to accept that his wife has chosen to move him into care.
DASHCAMERA OBSCURA
7min | Henry Stone
A man desperate to capture a traffic accident on his new dashcam accidentally unleashes a car crash day in his personal life.
DATE 3
16min | Cristabel Sved
Winner of the Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival.
Ella (Kate Box) psyches herself up for a third date with Harry (Daniel Henshall) but boundaries get crossed. Is it simply a case of miscommunication or something more sinister?
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Strictly no food or drink permitted in the MAGNT theatrette.
E-MUM
15min | Jessica Londono
A withdrawn Emma receives an AI child from her estranged mother, sparking a confrontation between genuine love and programmed affection.
A STABLE FOR HORSES
7min | Davie Paterson
As Remy prepares for a baptism by fire, he recounts the sad, violent legend of his father and the Sharpies.
BO'S DIARY
9min | Isabel Nicketa James
A lonely teenage boy finds a lost diary and falls for the girl he imagines wrote it, until her real self starts getting in the way…
I FELL IN LOVE WITH MY SLEEP PARALYSIS DEMON
7min | Matthew J. Thompson
Scared of commitment, Sarah decides to pursue the most emotionally unavailable guy she can find, her sleep paralysis demon.
THE REMAINS
15min | Andrew Robards
A detective reopens a cold case in which mystery and family history slowly blur the boundary between reality and grief.
THE WAY OF THE WIND
8min | Nicholas Burt
We follow The Ragged Man as he evades a deadly sharpshooter across the abandoned landscapes of the Australian Outback.
OLDIES OF THE COAST
3min | Clarence Fennessey
A rowdy group of oldies turn a quiet Australian beach into chaos.
THIRD EYE
10min | Dylan Mangunay, Esky Escandor
A sister who possesses the Filipino spiritual “third eye” ability discovers a monstrous ghostly figure has followed her brooding young brother home.
TUESDAY TUESDAY
15min | Lianne Mackessy
On her final shift with a man living with younger-onset dementia, support worker Tessa struggles to accept that his wife has chosen to move him into care.
DASHCAMERA OBSCURA
7min | Henry Stone
A man desperate to capture a traffic accident on his new dashcam accidentally unleashes a car crash day in his personal life.
DATE 3
16min | Cristabel Sved
Winner of the Rouben Mamoulian Award for Best Director at the 2026 Sydney Film Festival.
Ella (Kate Box) psyches herself up for a third date with Harry (Daniel Henshall) but boundaries get crossed. Is it simply a case of miscommunication or something more sinister?
***
Strictly no food or drink permitted in the MAGNT theatrette.
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Where is it happening?
Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Arts Museum, The Gardens NT 0820, Australia, Darwin
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Host or PublisherDarwin International Film Festival
