16th WOW Film Festival

This short film festival promotes and awards the talents of female directors, producers, writers, editors and cinematographers in the Australian and international film industry. 

The World of Women (WOW) Film Festival offers emerging and established filmmakers the opportunity to screen short works that provide an insight into the world through the eyes of women. 

With three screenings, this is Brisbane’s chance to see psychological whodunit feature film Four of a Kind and many Australian shorts. 

FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Sunday 7 November

Session 1 – 12pm : Four of a Kind (Feature Film)

Love, Lies, betrayal, murder...sometimes it's better to omit the truth

While interviewing a surgeon’s wife for a murder investigation, a cop remembers a long-forgotten crime, revealed later to her psychiatrist. But the psychiatrist has problems of her own. Her new lover, a much younger man, might be having an affair. Her best friend might be a blackmailer, or even a murderer. The surgeon’s wife prefers to omit the truth, but in the end, the truth will out...or will it? (M)

" … beneath its deceptively simple surface lies an emotionally lacerating psychological whodunit of unusual complexity"  Paul Harris, Film Buffs Forecast

'Not far off being a hidden Australian gem that you should race out to.' Ben McEachen Empire Magazine

Producer/Director Fiona Cochrane
Writer Helen Collins
Associate Producer Leverne McDonnell
Cinematographer/Editor Zbigniew Friedrich
Production & Wardrobe Designer Adele Flere
Music Joe Camilleri & The Black Sorrows
Sound Chris Izzard, Craig Carter, James Harvey
Cast Leverne McDonnell, Gail Watson, Nina Landis, Louise Siversen, Peta Brady, Ben Steel, Michael Fry
Production company f-reel pty ltd

Classified M. Infrequent coarse language

Session 2 – 5.30pm (63 min): Australian Shorts – Documentary/Music Video/Animation

Four Australian shorts featuring the documentaries: 

Indentity In Motion What happens when an innovative contemporary dancer decides to become an academic authority in editing? Karen Pearlman is a dynamic, intuitive authority on rhythm and life… What’s next? 

Palestine, Beer & Oktoberfest: Under Occupation Meet the family that created Palestine's first beer and see a side of Palestine where Jews, Muslims, and Christians all drink together in peace. A heart-warming story of success that touches on the politics of Jewish settlements, control of natural resources and the difficulties of doing business under occupation. Filmed at the Oktoberfest in the Christian town of Taybeh, on Palestine's West Bank - this is a light, festive, and positive story from Palestine that you never get to see.
Winner: WOW Best Documentary, Indie-fest Best Film Award, WOW Audience Choice Award

Session 3 – 7pm (85 min): Australian Shorts – Animation/Comedy/Dance/Documentary/Drama

Nine award-winning films …a mix of drama, animation and comedy featuring:

Four directed and written by Erin White. Multi-award winning comedy from AFTRS
Free love, friendship, family and fondue. It's 1974 and two couples with troubled marriages meet in a quiet Australian suburb. The four suddenly find themselves embroiled in a sexual revolution. Together. Four explores the issue of unconventional families. Ultimately it's a film about learning to be yourself in order to be happy.

Plastic involves clever use of computer generated graphics to convey one’s desire to be perfect and to attract the opposite sex. Multi award winning comedy.

Terror On The Northside A 'comedy of embarrassment,' a satire on casual racism, and the desire to accept but not understand.
Winner: WOW Best Fiction Comedy Award

The Party Shoes. A young daughter yearns for her mother’s attention. Michelle Blanchard, director / writer is an indigenous filmmaker exploring themes of family relationships. 
Winner: WOW Best Woman Cinematographer Award

Necessity Featuring performers, Kyra Kimpton and Dana Nance of Restless Dance Theatre. Dance encompasses physical disability. A game between two girls eternally bound together as they trace their loves onto the walls of their room and try to get below the surface. 
Winner of Best Short Film at the South Australian Screen Awards 2009.

Warpaint, Featuring Brisbane Producer Sara Taghaode and Director/Writer Heather Phillips

The WOW Film Festival tour is produced by WIFT NSW. WIFT NSW acknowledges the support of Screen Australia, Screen NSW & JAM Directions as sponsors of the WOW National Tour.