MUFF 24 Shorts 
5 sessions total

Session 1 - 82min
Sunday Dececember 8th - 4.30pm

BLOODHUNT - Dirs: Richard Kubli, Michael Kubli - AUS - 28min
A man, wretched with guilt, comes face to face with his demons.

I LIKE LONG WALKS ON PARRAMATTA ROAD - Dir: Kate McGuiness - AUS - 17min
A depressed woman finds she can no longer endure life. In a desperate attempt to cure her malaise, she embarks on an expedition along Sydney’s oldest motorway.

THIS WEREWOLF COMPLEX - Dir: Heather Andrews - UK - 15min
A moving image and sound portrait of the aura; seizures in focused parts of the brain that result in sensory, physical and emotional disturbances.

PODCASTERS - Dir: Grace Wriggles - AUS - 12min
When two highly-uneducated-yet-enthusiastic sisters set out to start a podcast, their big dreams take a turn

POCKET PRINCESS - Dir: Olivia Loccisano - CA - 10min
A young girl must take part in a dangerous task in order to complete her doll collection in this miniature fairytale.

Session 2 - 81min
Monday December 9th - 4.30pm

CAUSTIC - Dir: Wesley Gondim - BRAZIL - 22min
On a remote farm, a mother and daughter make a discovery and unravel a disturbing mystery… What must they do to get out?

THE GUN - Dir: Thomas Mcintosh - NZ - 17min
An uneasy vision of a young man's internal world as the escalating intrusions of an embittered older self force him onto a dangerous path.

THE ITCH - Dir: William G. Phillips - USA - 15min
A young man awakens in an unfamiliar apartment only to find himself under surveillance… and decaying rapidly.

THE GENERAL - Dir: Nicolo Accettura - ITALY - 11min
In a Southern town in Italy, three middle school friends are called to face the urgent draft notice of the neighborhood.

I HEAR IT TOO - Dir: Dan Egan - USA - 9min
For the first time in his life, a silent movie protagonist hears a distant, disembodied sound.

UNSYNCHRONISED - Dir: Zooey Gao - AUS - 7min
One of the few surviving Steenbeck edit suites in the southern hemisphere is dismantled and given to collectors.

Session 3 - 81min
Monday December 9th - 6.00pm

Four people are about to undergo a dangerous experiment. The rules are simple: you will have to sleep if you want to live.

SPEAK! THE BARKING MAD WORLD OF GERMANY’S TALKING DOGS (1910-1945)
- Dirs: Dennis Mohr, Calvin Campbell - CA - 10min
Speak! is the madcap tale of Germany’s golden age of talking dogs (1910-1945).

ROSTRUM - Dir: Daniel Kunerek - AUS - 8min
A former Olympic athlete and "recovered" heroin user gives an addiction recovery group more than they bargained for.

IGNORE THE NOISE - Dir: Kyle Jon Shephard - UK - 7min
Gary, a struggling actor, faces an unexpectedly challenging audition for the seemingly simple role of Sleeping Man #2.

HANDSY - Dir: Ryan Avery - USA - 4min
Hands-on lessons are usually the best. And often the most fun.

Session 4 - 77min
Tuesday December 10th - 6.00pm

CASBAH - Dir: Andy Birtwistle - UK - 21min
Casbah is a film about failure - a metafictional essay film about a film that was never made.

SEEDING, BLOSSOMING, FRUITING - Dir: Junsong Ling - PRC - 16min
If healthy organs, like seeds, can be replanted and heal any failing body, will human life be longer or shorter

INSUFFERABLE - Dir: Stig Wemyss - AUS - 13min
When Terry’s stoner grandson Brad discovers what the old man is up to, he knows they must keep it a secret or risk the full wrath of the law. Mummy’s the word.

LAST NIGHT AT THE MAINLINE - Dir: Michael Phela - AUS - 10min
After 65 years, Adelaide’s last drive-in cinema is shutting down.

THIS IS A STORY WITHOUT A PLAN - Dir: Cassie Shao - USA - 8min
This Is a Story Without a Plan envisions two characters witnessing a constant explosion in different fragments of their lives.

SALVATION - Dir: Zane - CA - 3min
A man drives aimlessly, questioning his life only to discover that the answers he is looking for have been with him all along.

Session 5 - 78min
Wednesday December 11th - 6.00pm

CONNECTED - Dir: Kelly Nicholson - AUS - 19min
A young woman loses her grip on reality when the technology in her home begins to haunt and possess her.

TERMINAL EMULATOR - Dir: Benjamin Capps - USA - 15min
When a sexually abusive tryst in outer space ends by bloodshed, a distraught corporate executive faces demons after her lover provides a psychedelic, designer drug.

THAT’S RIGHT - Dir: Alan Brian Claridge - AUS - 13min
A couple at a restaurant have difficulties communicating, due to political correctness.

HITCH HIKING IS SAFE - Dir: Ylia Trotter - AUS - 10min
One killer hitches a ride from another, unbeknownst to them both.

OMISSIONS - Dir: Simon Taylor - AUS - 7min
While walking along the beach, Ezra and Max discover an object they've never seen before. The suspect it's from before the fabric of time became damaged.

THE TRIPTYCH OF THE KEEPER - Dir: Annabella Schnabel - HUNGARY - 3min
A gatekeeper tells the meaning of Life. But it's not a big deal.

EMILYCORE - Dir: Charles Dillon Ward - USA - 5min
Meme Man, a voice based on Disney's Belle, and a 3D scan of a Rodin sculpture star in this experimental documentary.

BURN-IN - Dir: Charles Dillon Ward - USA - 2min
A request to be forgotten, the messy deletion of bodies from photo albums, the faint remains of digital ghosts from the late 2000s.

THE AMBER GATES - Dir: Laura Iancu - ROMANIA - 4min
The Troite are protective totems placed at crossroads, water sprouts and in places of remembrance.