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Magick is a brief pilgrimage through a strange fictional world.
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Sitting at the intersection of two main arteries of traffic on Melbournes Northside is a giant yellow rat that is pointing, with a long gnarled claw, to its explicitly large bottom. This yellow rat is the mascot for the small business Glenlyon Motors. This unusual mascot and the absence of an explanation for its existence has many residents of Melbournes north side puzzled. 'A Rats Arse' finally answers the question on every Northside residents lips - “Why?!” - and along the way reveals something about identity, values, community, and the people who exist within them.
Oct 2020
The Elephant's Garden is an animated short made by Felix Colgrave. The short was released in 2013 on Colgrave's official YouTube page. The short won Best Australian Film at Melbourne International Animation Festival in 2014.
Jun 2014
A fresh out of university film graduate decides he is fed up with the current state of cinema, with big releases only ever being franchise films or reboots. A documentary crew follows him as he sets out to create the greatest film of all time.
Oct 2025
Two estranged brothers reconcile after the sudden passing of their mother.
Life is like an opera and she must always be ready for the stage. She’s anxious about her appearance—her face, her lips, her eyes. Everything must be perfect. However, with her saying, “here we go again,” is that really what she wants to show to the world?
Nov 2023
While dragging a bundle of firewood through a wintery forest a peasant man spots a group of deer and a majestic stag, who, in measured stages, leads the man onward. The Winter is part of a series of four shorts called "The Seasons".
Jul 2020
Two hitmen dispose of a body.
A late night shift at the aquarium sends a man on a surreal journey towards a mysterious visage.
A Chinese teenage girl is insecure about her nose. This story revisits her parents in 90's Hong Kong, young and in love.
Jun 2024
“Love in the Form of an Egg” is a 2D short animation depicting a girl struggling to cook a sentient egg creature that morphs into different types of eggs. The egg creature resembles the motions of a pet, creating all sorts of trouble for the girl. Despite the chaos between the two characters, the girl’s efforts to cook an egg were rewarded. This is a metaphor for the animator’s struggles sharing her love for her new pet kitten, “Eggie”. As a new cat mother, there was a lot to learn and misunderstandings can often happen. But at the end of the day, no matter the scratches and the conflicts, the kitten returns the love through purrs and head rubs. She sends this message to people who see themselves as “struggling to provide love” to others and encourages them that their efforts are more than enough.
An ancient dragon dies and sinks into the depths of the ocean, bringing life to the barren sea floor.
Documentary short on Kane Fetterplace and Red Tractor Foods
After a drug deal gone wrong a desperate drug-dealer tries to evade police while searching for the key to his survival.