Elite commandos, Tiger Mafia gangsters and Ugandan Shaolin Temple monks go head to head in “Who Killed Captain Alex?”
Isaac G G Nabwana, “Who Killed Captain Alex?” (2010) Reputedly made on a budget of
Attack on Nyege Nyege Island: mini action thriller short featuring killer King Kong kung-fu kicks
Isaac G G Nabwana, “Attack on Nyege Nyege Island” (2016) The tiny but already globally
Australian and New Zealand Films
Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears: cliched Hollywood treatment of an Australian heroine
Tony Tilse, “Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears” (2020) Filmed as an addition to
Control: a character study on isolation, mental breakdown and psychological assault
Carroll Brown, “Control” (2019) Filmed on a tiny budget, this science fiction horror short is
A tale of alienation, dehumanisation and exploitation in “Upload:U”
Samuel E Mac, “Upload:U” (2017) A creepy little short made in very sparing minimalist style,
The Professor and the Madman: a deeply emotional film about obsession, suffering, forgiveness and redemption
Farhad Safinia (P B Shemran), “The Professor and the Madman” (2019) Adapted from the novel
Awakenings: a spooky Gothic retelling of the classic Henry James story
Bhargav Saikia, “Awakenings” (2015) Inspired by and closely based on Henry James’ famous novella “The
Australian and New Zealand Films
WeWork – The $47 Billion Disaster: a profile of a company and its founder peddling an unsustainable vision and business model
Dagogo Altraide, “WeWork – The $47 Billion Disaster” (ColdFusion,2019) Some workers probably wish their employers
Wrong Number: a study of fear and anxiety and their projection into reality
Tiago Teixeira, “Wrong Number” (2018) An odd little film with just two characters, “Wrong Number”
The Stylist: a beautifully made character study with a basic plot and sketchy psychology
Jill “Sixx” Gevargizian, “The Stylist” (2016) Never did a psychotic serial killer look more fragile