Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival Program 2018 by Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival

The 11th

2018 OFFICIAL PROGRAM 4-7 October 2018 Gympie, Australia Heartofgold.com.au

4-7 October 2018 Gympie, Australia Gympie Civic Centre 28-30 Mellor St Gympie, Qld 4570 Australia @heartofgold_isff

+61 7 5482 4547 info@heartofgold.com.au /heartofgoldfilmfest

heartofgold.com.au For our 2018 festival artwork, Heart of Gold continues our collaboration with Melbourne-based textile designer and illustrator Edith Rewa. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artwork features a magnificent green island fig bonsai, flanked by our signature wattle and a Gympie viewing stone. The symbol of a bonsai reflects the craftsmanship, skill and aesthetic impact of our short filmmakers. Whilst their works of art may be small, they are crafted carefully with as much love and care as may go into a feature film. At Heart of Gold, we celebrate our short filmmakers and are proud to present their work to our audience of film lovers. Heart of Gold Program 2018 | 2

CONTENTS TICKET PRICES 4 INTRODUCTIONS 5 JURY PROFILES 6 GALA EVENTS 7 VENUES 8 VENUE MAP 9 FESTIVAL CAFÉ 10

THURSDAY 11 REAL STORIES WITH HEART 1 SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM COFFEE AND COMEDY EXPLORING AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST A WOMAN’S WORTH EXPLORING THE PACIFIC WAYS OF SEEING OPENING NIGHT FILMS FILMMAKER Q&A

12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

FRIDAY 21 ATTENTION TO DETAIL 22 EXPLORING NORTH AMERICA 23 FROM THE HEART 24 FOCUS ON: CINEMATOGRAPHY 25 SUNSHINE STATE 26 FOCUS ON: EDITING 27 ANIMATION 28 DARYL & MALCOLM’S NOSTALGIC NUGGETS 29 GOLDEN HOUR 30 IRISH SHORTS 31 FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE: ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS 32 LATE NIGHT COMEDY 33 ART WITH HEART 34

SATURDAY 35 FESTIVAL PLANNER 36,37 SUNSHINE STATE (REPEAT) 38 LEAVES OF GRASS 39 AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 40 REAL STORIES WITH HEART 2 41 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 42 AWARDS GALA 43 SPECIAL FEATURE: BACKTRACK BOYS 44 FROM THE HEART (REPEAT) 45 AWARD-WINNING SHORTS: PART 1 46 EXPORING EUROPE 47 ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CHOICE 48

SUNDAY 49 FAMILY ANIMATION 50 EXPLORING ASIA 51 FAMILY SHORTS 52 YOUNG FILMMAKERS COMPETITION 53 VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH CARA ROBINSON 54 AWARD-WINNING SHORTS: PART 2 55 FAMILY ANIMATION (REPEAT) 56 COFFEE AND COMEDY (REPEAT) 57 CLOSING NIGHT: SCREENER’S CHOICE 58 CREDITS 59 SPONSORS AND PARTNERS 60-69 FILM INDEX 70,71

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TICKET PRICES Tickets can be purchased during the festival at the Gympie Civic Centre Box Office, or anytime online at our website. Great savings available for group bookings and curated multi-session passes. See our website for full details.

heartofgold.com.au TYPE

Session

Flexipass Golden Ticket

SUBTYPE

PRICE

Adult

$18

Concession

$14

Child u/12

$69

$129

All sessions and events

$249

Films and Opening after-party Night Films only

$50 $25

Family

4 tickets (min. 1 adult)

$36

Group

Minimum 10

$13 per person

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INTRODUCTIONS WELCOME from the MAYOR OF GYMPIE

WELCOME from the ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

For over a decade the Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival has circulated the cultural life blood of our region. It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s festival which is set to be the best one yet.

For our 11th festival, we have assembled a line-up of some 120 short films and two very special feature films. After an incredible milestone 10th festival in 2017, we return with a carefully curated selection of films that celebrate the human spirit, films that surprise and delight, that provoke us to think deeply, films that take us on journeys to parts of the world we may never visit and, above all, films that move us.

While Gympie Regional Council have supported this program from its inception, it is only made possible through the dedication and hard work of the committee, volunteers, sponsors, the community and you, the audience. For months in advance groups of local community members sift through hundreds of films each year to select a program of exceptional quality that tugs the heart strings. The Heart of Gold showcases some of the best short films from around the world and is just one of many cultural events running throughout October, with the Rush Festival following later in October. To the many filmmakers who attend Heart of Gold in person, I hope you return again with film crews and stories to tell. Enjoy the line up of films, talks and workshops on offer and if you get the opportunity get out and explore our region and see why it is the number one choice to live, work and play.

MAYOR MICK CURRAN BM GYMPIE REGIONAL COUNCIL

It is my great honour to consider hundreds of films each year, in collaboration with our valued screener groups from all across the Gympie region. This is a community full of short film connoisseurs who are passionate about the art form. The energy and warmth of Heart of Gold is directly connected to our wonderful volunteers you will feel it as soon as you walk in the doors of the Civic Centre! Welcome to the filmmakers who join us this year, and to our audience - new and old - who gather together to watch these brilliant films! We hope you enjoy the many wonders of our 2018 program. See you at the festival!

EMILY AVILA ARTISTIC DIRECTOR 2018 Heart of Gold Program 2018 | 5

JURY PROFILES David Tiley Editor, ScreenHub In his long career, David Tiley has been a researcher, writer and director in documentary, community and corporate education, and a science magazine show for television, both in Australia and the UK, with a side order of script editing in fiction. He has worked for Film Victoria, the former Australian Film Commission, CSIRO, Open Channel, AFTRS and Melbourne University, though the majority of his knockabout professional life has been as a freelancer. Since 2005, he has edited Screen Hub, and crafted a distinctive mix of curiosity, humour and objectivity. He now calls himself a writer who works in screen media, and admits he is a tragic policy and finance wonk. Also, he has learnt to love short films.

Catherine Scott Director, BACKTRACK BOYS Catherine has worked as a documentary filmmaker for over 20 years. Catherine has been a director and producer on documentaries broadcast internationally including SBS TV, ABC TV, CBC Canada, PBS Television, Channel 4, Arte and France 2. Her credits include Producer – Unconquered – The Invictus Games (ABC TV) Shooter Producer – Not Everyone Wants a Goat – Foreign Correspondent (ABC TV) Producer -Being Me – Four Corners (ABC TV), Director/Co-producer of Scarlet Road (SBS TV) Director/Co-writer of Selling Sickness (SBS TV) and Director/Co-producer of the Walkley Awardwinning Business Behind Bars and Profits of Punishment (SBS TV). Her new documentary feature Backtrack Boys won the Documentary Award at Sydney Film Festival and is the Heart of Gold 2018 special feature.

Meg O’Connell Producer, Ludo Studios Meg O’Connell is a producer for Brisbane based production company, Ludo Studio. She recently produced the International Emmy® Award winning and AACTA® nominated show Doodles for ABC ME and is currently producing two digital series — Robbie Hood for SBS On Demand and Content for ABC iview. Meg manages the development slate at Ludo, including the eight-part psychological thriller she co-created with Beatrix Christian (Picnic at Hanging Rock, Jindabyne), funded through the Screen Queensland First Concepts Initiative. Meg has a Heart of Steel. Just kidding, she loves this short film festival and all the tiny films in it.

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GALA EVENTS OPENING NIGHT An unmissable highlight, Heart of Gold’s official Opening Night festivities will set the Civic Centre alight! Join filmmakers and film lovers for a welcome drink and a stellar line-up of Opening Night films, then join us in Prospectors Hall for the after-party with wine, cheese and live music as we celebrate the beginning of the 11th Heart of Gold.

6:30pm - 10:30pm Thursday 4 October Heritage Theatre

AWARDS GALA Join us for a high tea awards gala as we dish out the Heart of Gold 2018 Awards! Enjoy a glass of sparkling and choose from an assortment of handmade sweets from the Festival Café as we celebrate the winners of our coveted awards in the beautiful Prospectors Hall for an afternoon gala event. Featuring a live set from Heart of Gold’s favourite songbird Leonie Kingdom, be sure to stick around after the awards for the 2018 special feature BACKTRACK BOYS in Heritage Theatre!

3pm - 4:15pm Saturday 6 October Prospectors Hall Heart of Gold Program 2018 | 7

VENUES HERITAGE THEATRE

FESTIVAL CAFé

The magnificent soul of the Civic Centre, the Heritage Theatre is a two-tier, 400-seat theatre replete with red seats, brick walls and velvet curtains transformed into a cinema each year by our magic Heart of Gold audiovisual team. Positively Wes Anderson in styling, this seventies gem is where the biggest screenings of the festival take place, including our Special Feature screening and Q&A on Saturday.

It wouldn’t be Heart of Gold without the homemade delights of the Festival Café! Run by the stellar volunteers from Little Have Palliative Care, the café menu is extensive and delicious - from quiches, to cakes, to Irish stew on Friday night - ready to satisfy hungry film-loving crowds!

PROSPECTORS HALL The beating heart of Heart of Gold, Prospectors Hall is our festival hub and the place to be between sessions. Decked out by Heart of Gold’s own venue designer, be sure to check out the many bonsai on display, be absorbed in a book from the pop-up library or enjoy a cup of coffee and a bite to eat in this beautiful space. Prospectors is also the venue for our gala events - the Opening Night after-party on Thursday 4 October and the Awards Gala on Saturday 6 October.

FOSSICKERS ROOM The intimate little sister of the Heritage Theatre, Fossickers Room has a capacity of 120 and is the place to catch our Explore strands, popular sessions on repeat and events in the Extras program, including Masterclasses and Q&A’s. Festoon lighting and lounges add to the festive atmosphere of the space - arrive early for the best seats in the house!

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SPONSORS CORNER It’s a simple truth that we would not exist without the ongoing support of our wonderful sponsors. The Sponsors Corner offers a lounge space for existing sponsors to showcase their own businesses and for prospective new sponsors to have a chat with our lovely Heart of Gold team about ways to get involved.

VENUE MAP

Prospectors hall FREE Golden Lounge Filmmaker Q&A’s filmmakers hub

Heritage theatre

FESTIVAL CAFé SEATING Transfers

merchandise Tickets

entry

You are welcome to come in and use seating during sessions

foyer foyer Art with heart

Bar

Emergency evacuation area / carpark

FESTIVAL CAFé SEATING

SPONSORS CORNER

lift Festival café

kitchen

First aid box

fossickers room

Senior citizens centre

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FESTIVAL CAFé Our festival café is operated by Little Haven Palliative Care, offering a light fresh menu, prepared on premise, using locally sourced produce. Food with Heart from the Little Haven Team. Pre-orders welcomed. All profits go to providing compassionate and professional in home palliative care and cancer support to people with an incurable illness and their loved ones in the Gympie and surrounding region.

MENU 2018 Something light

Something substantial

House made Muffins – Freshly baked Daily Selection – Dark Choc & Berry, White Choc, Mango & Macadamia $4

Thai Pumpkin Soup w. crusty roll $7.5 (Veg/GF Options)

Savoury Muffin with sour cream & relish/organic butter $4.5 (Veg Options) Scones X2 w. cream & housemade preserves $5 Selection of Gourmet Cakes & Tarts $5 (Veg/GF Options)

Drinks Variety of herbal and leaf Teas $2 Iced Chocolate / Coffee $5 Flat White / Cappuccino / Long Black / Decaf / Soy Latte $4 / $5 All in The Cup Coffee with Conscience / Sustainably sourced, locally roasted coffee Hot Chocolate $3.5 Iced Tea $3.5 Lemon, Lime & Bitters, / Ginger Beer $3 Selection of Juices $3.5

Baked Jacket Potatoes with Melty Cheese, Coleslaw & Sour Cream $7 (Veg/GF Options) Vietnamese Rice Paper Rolls - Chicken or Veg with dipping sauce $3.5 each (Veg/GF Options) Ribbon Sandwich Pack: Egg & Cress / Smoked Salmon Cream Cheese / Chicken Waldorf / Ham & Dijon $7.5 Chicken, Cheese, Avo Melt with Cranberry sauce $8 Roast Veg & Fetta Melt on Turkish Bread $8 (Veg Options) Potato Rostis w. Smoked Salmon or Avo Salsa, Sour Cream & leaf salad $10 (Veg/GF Options) House Made Quiche / Frittata of the day w. leafy salad $8.5 (Veg/GF Options) Daily Buddha Bowl Special $10 (Veg/GF Options) Bamboo Box: Satay Chicken or Vegetable Curry w. Jasmine Rice (Veg/GF Options) $12 High Tea Pack: Ribbon Sandwiches, Mini Savoury Tart, Salted Caramel Profiterole, Choc Dipped Strawberry, Cheese, Nuts & Grapes $15 Kids Option: Chicken Goujon Cones w. sauce $6

We cater for all dietary needs – please notify the kitchen of any food allergies on ordering. Pre-order Menus available throughout the festival. Full EFTPOS facilities.

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THURSDAY HERITAGE THEATRE

FOSSICKERS ROOM

9am | H01

11.30am | H02

COFFEE AND COMEDY Grab your friends for a coffee and a selection of Heart of Gold comedy hits!

2pm | H03

A WOMAN’S WORTH A session that celebrates women who are empowered, who have stopped being afraid and who demand all that life has to offer - women just like you.

9.30am | F01

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM One for the kids! A high energy session full of ambition, musicians, guinea pigs, the moon, ice skates, dreams, schemes and all things in between!

12pm | F02

EXPLORING AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Dance in the foothills of Anatolia, learn the real value of a hard day’s work in Cape Town, race through the streets of Morocco to the cinema before it closes, and honour the wishes of a Syrian refugee. Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, journey into every region of the world.

2.30pm | F03

EXPLORING THE PACIFIC 4.30pm | H04

WAYS OF SEEING The immersive darkness of the cinema is a powerful portal for the mind - shuttling us into new imaginings, taking over our psyche for as long as the film holds. Let yourself go freely and begin to feel intensely as you open your mind to another way of seeing. One for the cinephiles.

The sun beats down on an expanse of Australian desert as we follow a herd of camels, two girls deliver dead flowers and closure, and hearts break to the tune of country music. Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, journey into every region of the world.

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6.30pm | H05

Be sure to book your OPENING NIGHT tickets - an evening of incredible films, music, food and wine - come celebrate the 11th Heart of Gold!

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THURSDAY | 9AM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H01

REAL STORIES WITH HEART 1 We begin this year’s festival with a session unique to Heart of Gold and a constant audience favourite. Sink into true stories of people trying to make sense of the world and work out their place within it. From a butcher’s grandson reconciling with his love of living animals in SLAGERSHART (A BUTCHER’S HEART) (dir. Marijn Frank) to the champion of celluloid at the last film processing lab left in Australia in LAST MAN STANDING (dir. W.A.M. Bleakley, Lucy Knox), hear tales told with heart from folk all over the world.

INCLUSION MAKES THE WORLD MORE VIBRANT Genevieve Clay-Smith | 4 min Australia A little boy and his mother who is blind enjoy an art gallery together in the most surprising way. Queensland Premiere (TIFF)

AFTER THE FACTS Karen Pearlman | 5 min Australia/Russia In the early years of cinema, editors were usually women. This short documentary looks at how they wielded power, and how their work was made invisible. Queensland Premiere (SFF)

I LIKE GIRLS Diane Obomsawin | 8 min Canada Four women reveal the nittygritty about their first loves, sharing funny and intimate tales. Australian Premiere (Sundance, Palm Springs, Annecy)

THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN James Lingwood | 13 min Australia/Thailand To a child living in one of Bangkok’s largest slums, there seems to be little hope. Unless you happen to be a very talented artist whose work ends up celebrated across the world. Australian Premiere

A BUTCHER’S HEART (SLAGERSHART) Marijn Frank |15 min | Netherlands 13-year-old Wessel faces a dilemma: will he become a butcher, like his tough father and grandfather or does he prefer to work with living animals? Australian Premiere (CPH:DOX)

BEHIND THE CURTAINS Michael Bonavita Jr. | 21 min USA While following Patrick Duplin, we illustrate the struggles that adults with disabilities have in society following the transitional program in the state of Connecticut. Australian Premiere

LAST MAN STANDING• W.A.M. Bleakley, Lucy Knox | 5 min | Australia Australia’s last remaining motion picture film processor, contemplates the impact his impending retirement will have on the future of film in Australia. Queensland Premiere (Tropfest)

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THURSDAY | 9.30AM | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F01

SCHOOL HOLIDAY PROGRAM One for the kids! A high energy session full of ambition, musicians, guinea pigs, the moon, ice skates, dreams, schemes and all things in between! A special selection of short films about a younger generation on a mission to follow their hearts, wherever that takes them. Guaranteed to empower and entertain.

DRUMMER GIRL

ONE SMALL STEP

Sophie Hexter | 6 min | Australia Renee Kelly is a prodigious rock drummer, who’s also completely blind. Moving between past reflections and future dreams, Renee’s story reveals a passionate and determined artist, set to a bold musical score. Queensland Premiere (St Kilda, Aesthetica)

Andrew Chesworth and Bobby Pontillas | 8 min | USA An ambitious young girl aspires to become an astronaut with the support of her humble father. Queensland Premiere

A BUTCHER’S HEART (SLAGERSHART)

INCLUSION MAKES THE WORLD MORE VIBRANT

Marijn Frank |15 min | Netherlands 13-year-old Wessel faces a dilemma: will he become a butcher, like his tough father and grandfather or does he prefer to work with living animals? Australian Premiere (CPH:DOX)

Genevieve Clay-Smith | 4 min Australia A little boy and his mother who is blind enjoy an art gallery together in the most surprising way. Queensland Premiere (TIFF)

REFLECTION

A FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL•

Hannah Park | 2 min | USA When a high school girl tries to give up what she loves so as to fit in, her reflection comes to life to remind her of her true self.

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Tilda Cobham-Hervey | 20 min Australia This is a film about 12-year-old girls, made by 12-year-old girls, for 12-year-old girls, or anyone that has been a 12-year-old girl, or will be a 12-year-old girl, or wishes they were a 12-year-old girl. Queensland Premiere (Berlinale)

SHERBET ROZENCRANTZ, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL Natalie van den Dungen 10 min | Australia Milly’s world revolves around her pet guinea pig. When her mother attempts to engineer for her a ‘real’ friend, it results in ridicule and forces Milly to question her sense of self. Australian Premiere

PAPER CRANE

Takumi Kawakami | 12 min Australia On her seventh birthday, Sora manages the pressures of the rigid demands for success set out by her family. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, Berlinale)

A MODEST DEFEAT David Barr | 9 min | UK Big brother Tommy never plays fair, but eight-year-old Tiny has an elaborate plan up her sleeve and a faultless determination to put things right. Queensland Premiere

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THURSDAY | 11.30am | HERITAGE THEATRE

H02

COFFEE and comedy Grab your friends for a coffee and a selection of Heart of Gold comedy hits! Featuring screener favourite YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US (dir. T.J. Power), newie SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO from Heart of Gold alumni Genevieve Clay-Smith and the overly charming town of Berrifield in SUPER NICE (dir. Jack Yabsley).

SUPER NICE

AN ACT OF LOVE

Jack Yabsley | 8 min | Australia Everyone knows Angela Phipps is the nicest person in Berrifield. That is until Garry comes to town.

Lucy Knox | 12 min | Australia A close bond between two identical twins is tested when one sister rebels against their shared sense of oneness.. Queensland Premiere (SFF, Palm Springs, MIFF)

FERN

LONG TERM DELIVERY

Johnny Kelly | 5 min | UK A woman loses her husband, and finds a houseplant. An unlikely friendship between a lonely woman and a household plant turns ugly in FERN, a darkly comic short film from Johnny Kelly. Queensland Premiere (Rhode Island, Aesthetica)

Jake Honig | 16 min | USA A short comedy about a secret division of the United States Postal Service. Australian Premiere

YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US•

TJ Power | 14 min | Australia A short comedy that confirms our fears about what really goes on at call-centres when asked: “Please hold?” Queensland Premiere (MIFF)

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SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO Genevieve Clay-Smith 21 min | Japan/Australia A Shakespeare fan with Down syndrome sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo. Queensland Premiere

FYSH

Billie Pleffer | 13 min Australia This is the story of an old man and a fish that changed his life. (MIFF, St Kilda, BFI)

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THURSDAY | 12PM | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F02

EXPLORING AFRICA AND THE MIDDLE EAST Warning: Films contain mature themes and may disturb some viewers.

Dance in the Turkish mountains with KAYA (dir. Lara Köse), learn the real value of a hard day’s work in Cape Town in TEACH A MAN TO FISH (dir. David Franciscus), race through the streets of Morocco to the cinema before it closes in TIKITAT-A-SOULIMA (dir. Ayoub Layoussifi) and honour the wishes of a Syrian refugee in FACING MECCA (dir. Jan-Eric Mack). Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, journey into every region of the world.

TEACH A MAN TO FISH

KAYA•

TIKITAT-A-SOULIMA

David Franciscus | 6 min South Africa When a recruiter for a fishing conglomerate tries to exploit a small time fisherman, the recruiter gains perspective on his own life and his idea of success. Queensland Premiere

Lara Köse | 15 min Australia, Turkey In a remote Turkish village, an ostracised orphan girl seeks out the forbidden Alevi in her quest for faith. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, SFF)

Ayoub Layoussifi | 28 min France, Morocco A young boy is running through a Moroccan popular district with only one goal: to get his cinema ticket for the evening screening. Australian Premiere (Clermont-Ferrand)

A LOVE LETTER TO THE ONE I MADE UP

REBUILDING IN MINIATURE

FACING MECCA

Rachel Gutgarts | 6 min | Israel In a love letter addressed to an imaginary “perfect man”, a lonely walk home is intertwined with an underwater fantasy world. (MIFF, St Kilda, BFI)

Veena Rao | 8 min | Turkey Ali Alamedy, a displaced Iraqi artist, makes incredibly detailed dioramas of places he has read about but has never been. Australian Premiere

Jan-Eric Mack | 27 min Switzerland Pensioner Roli comes to Fareed’s assistance when the Syrian refugee is faced with the burial of his Muslim wife. Together they stumble into a bewildering forest of Swiss bureaucracy. Australian Premiere

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THURSDAY | 2PM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H03

A WOMAN’s worth

Warning: Films contain mature themes and may disturb some viewers.

Almost a year has passed since the #MeToo movement changed the face of the motion picture industry and sent tremors across the world, shining a light on the way in which women have been historically undermined and thwarted as they seek equality, opportunity and power over their own lives, bodies and minds. This session celebrates women who are empowered, who have stopped being afraid, who demand all that life has to offer - women just like you.

AGUA VIVA

WOULD YOU LOOK AT HER

Alexa Lim Haas | 7 min | USA A Chinese manicurist in Miami attempts to describe feelings she doesn’t have the words for. Queensland Premiere (SXSW, Sundance, MIFF, SFF)

Goran Stolevski | 19 min Macedonia Beset by drama at school and at home, a hardheaded girl sees the solution to all her problems in a centuries-old allmale church ritual. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, SFF, Clermont Ferrand, Sundance, Vilnius)

COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO•

DAUGHTER OF THE SUN (SOLAS DATTER)

Reema Sengupta | 15 min | India In a city that houses millions, Smita finds herself fighting beasts of a different kind as she discovers a strange prerequisite to renting a house in middle-class Mumbai. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, SFF, Palm Springs, Clermont Ferrand, Rhode Island, Sundance)

FITTING Emily Avila | 14 min | Australia In the close confines of a lingerie fitting room, Diane is confronted with a problem she cannot solve alone. (SFF, Palm Springs, BFI London)

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Sara Margrethe Oskal 11 min | Norway Ánne attends a writing course. Fellow writers show prejudice against her being a Sami. In a writing assignment she shares a memory that affects deeply. Queensland Premiere (SFF)

THREE CENTIMETRES

Lara Zeidan | 8 min | UK / Lebanon Four Lebanese girls go on a ferris wheel ride to cheer up their friend after her break-up. Their conversation drifts to a less fun place. Queensland Premiere (Berlinale, MIFF)

LET’S SEE HOW FAST THIS BABY WILL GO Julietta Boscolo | 15 min | Australia Gloria is seventeen, currently in labour, & has just decided that the best way to get to the hospital is to buy a car. This agonising process will help her give birth to a new person, and become one herself. (MIFF, Palm Springs)

EVE Susan Bay-Nimoy | 21 min USA Eve exposes a 74 year old woman’s journey through grief, sexual passion, and renewal.

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THURSDAY | 2.30PM | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F03

EXPLORING THE PACIFIC Warning: Films contain mature themes and may disturb some viewers.

The sun beats down on an expanse of Australian desert as we follow a herd of camels in gripping action doco JUDAS COLLAR (dir. Alison James). Two girls deliver dead flowers and closure in NZ comedy UR DEAD TO ME (dir. Yonoko Li) and hearts break to the tune of country music in BABYGIRL (dir. Lara Gissing). Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, journey into every region of the world.

JUDAS COLLAR•

BABYGIRL

Lara Gissing | 20 min Australia Jess, a former country music child-star turned single mother, decides to make a comeback after a 15-year hiatus. Queensland Premiere (Palm Springs)

YOU CAN, YOU CVN’T

Alison James | 15 min | Australia In outback Australia, a wild camel is captured and fitted with a tracking device known as a Judas Collar. This film explores the importance of connection and the tragedy of self-sacrifice. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, SFF)

BONESLAYER

UR DEAD TO ME

SECOND BEST

Oliver Ramsay | 6 min Australia An old man and a stolen dog share an unlikely connection in this sweet but sad story of an odd couple.

THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU Damien McLindon | 7min Australia A sixteen-year-old Muslim refugee confronts a trio of mean girls at school. Queensland Premiere

Yonoko Li | 10 min New Zealand When jaded flower-delivery guy Jordan is faced with a revealing message he must deliver, he learns the value of the inevitable cycles of life, death, love, and loss. (Palm Springs)

Brendan Toole | 14 min Australia In the year of the marriage equality vote, an eccentric, provocative street activist fights for the legal right to call Australia’s Prime Minister a CVN’T. Queensland Premiere

Alyssa McClelland | 20 min Australia A dark comedy about the power of identical twin sisters and the unbreakable bond that binds them, no matter what might try and come between. (MIFF, SFF)

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THURSDAY | 4.30PM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H04

WAYS OF SEEING

Warning: Films contain mature themes and may disturb some viewers.

The immersive darkness of the cinema is a powerful portal for the mind - shuttling us into new imaginings, taking over our psyche for as long as the film holds. Let yourself go freely and begin to feel intensely as you open your mind to another way of seeing. One for the cinephiles.

AFTER THE SMOKE

ALL THESE CREATURES•

BLACK LINE

Nick Waterman | 9 min Australia In a remote outback mining station a town gathers for the local rodeo - but as a series of events unfold, a young man bears witness to something he will never forget.

Charles Williams | 13 min Australia An adolescent boy attempts to untangle his memories of a mysterious infestation, the unravelling of his father, and the little creatures inside us all. Queensland Premiere (Cannes, MIFF)

Mark Olexa & Francesca Scalisi 10 min | Switzerland A woman fishing in turbid waters, a suffering nature, the broken chant of the muezzin, all linked by a thin black line. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, Clermont Ferrand)

FAUVE

PATISION AVENUE (LEOFOROS PATISION)

AN ACT OF LOVE

Jeremy Comte | 16 min | Canada Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer. (MIFF, SFF, Palm Springs, LAIFF, Rhode Island, Cleveland FF, Sundance, TIFF)

Thanasis Neofotistos | 13 min Greece Yanni’s mum is on her way to an audition when she discovers that her son has been left at home alone. Over a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life. Australian Premiere

Lucy Knox | 12 min | Australia A close bond between two identical twins is tested when one sister rebels against their shared sense of oneness.. Queensland Premiere (SFF, Palm Springs, MIFF)

NEGATIVE SPACE Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata | 6 min | France Based on a short poem, ‘Negative Space’ is an animated film that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase. Academy Award nominee 2018

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THURSDAY | 6.30PM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H05

OPENING NIGHT FILMS An unmissable highlight, Heart of Gold’s official Opening Night festivities will set the Civic Centre alight! Join filmmakers and film lovers for a welcome drink and a stellar line-up of Opening Night films, then join us in Prospectors Hall for the after-party as we celebrate the 11th Heart of Gold! The official Opening Night selection includes an Australian premiere from Heart of Gold alumni, a red hot screener favourite and the winner of the Palme d’Or for Short Film at this years Cannes Film Festival!

STEMS

SHERBET ROZENCRANTZ, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL

ALL THESE CREATURES

Natalie van den Dungen 10 min | Australia Milly’s world revolves around her pet guinea pig. When her mother attempts to engineer for her a ‘real’ friend, it results in ridicule and forces Milly to question her sense of self. Australian Premiere (Palm Springs)

BILBY

REBUILDING IN MINIATURE

FITTING

Peril, Topaz, & Sans | 8 min | USA In the deadly desert of Australia, a lonesome Bilby finds himself tied to a helpless baby bird. Australian Premiere (Annecy)

Veena Rao | 8 min | Turkey Ali Alamedy, a displaced Iraqi artist, makes incredibly detailed dioramas of places he has read about but has never been. Australian Festival Premiere

Emily Avila | 14 min | Australia In the close confines of a lingerie fitting room, Diane is confronted with a problem she cannot solve alone. (SFF, Palm Springs, BFI London)

Ainslie Henderson | 2 min | UK A rapturous eulogy to the short life span of stop-motion animation puppets. BAFTA Winner Scotland

YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US•

TJ Power | 14 min | Australia A short comedy that confirms our fears about what really goes on at call-centres when asked: “Please hold?” Queensland Premiere (MIFF)

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FREE SESSION

FILMMAKER Q&A Run daily throughout the festival, Heart of Gold’s Filmmaker Q&A’s are an excellent way to delve deeper into the short film process and meet the filmmakers behind your favourite shorts! In recognition of this year’s theme of craftsmanship, we are pleased to present a series of Q&A’s that hone in on the finer skills of filmmaking - from screenwriting, to cinematography, to editing - offering fascinating insights into our artists’ processes. Hosted by Heart of Gold jury member and ScreenHub editor David Tiley, Heart of Gold artistic director Emily Avila and program manager Jackson Lapsley Scott, the Heart of Gold Filmmaker Q&A’s are held in the Prospectors Hall between sessions, are always free to attend and also streamed online via the festival Facebook page. SESSION SPONSOR Check the board in Prospectors for daily Q&A schedule or visit our website:

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FRIDAY HERITAGE THEATRE 9am | H06

ATTENTION TO DETAIL This year we focus on craftsmanship - the artistry and skill of creatives driven by the pursuit of excellence; editors, gardeners, animators, dancers, beekeepers.

11am | H07

FROM THE HEART Films that uplift, empower, energise and move us. A session for true Heart of Gold aficionados!

2pm | H08

SUNSHINE STATE We love our local filmmakers! Come check out the homegrown offerings from south-east Queensland - perhaps you’ll spot a familiar face, place or perspective, or get swept up by a story you’ve never heard of happening right next door!

4pm | H09

ANIMATION Buckle your seatbelt - a journey of animated splendour awaits! A incredibly diverse range of animation styles are on display in this session - all will mesmerise and render you speechless.

7pm | H10

IRISH SHORTS The wind is whipping up and down the coast, an American president is en route and we are 88mph away from travelling through time - grab a pint and join us for a classic Heart of Gold session.

9pm | H11

LATE NIGHT COMEDY The perfect antidote to the working week LATE NIGHT COMEDY will rescue you from the mundane. Kick back and enjoy a selection of the best comedy shorts in the 2018 program. An excellent way to cap off your Friday night!

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FOSSICKERS ROOM 9.30am | F04

EXPLORING NORTH AMERICA An energetic mix of documentary and comedy collide. Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, taking audiences on journeys into every region of the world.

12pm | F05

FOCUS ON: CINEMATOGRAPHY An intensive session examining the creative dialogue between director and cinematographer, Heart of Gold artistic director Emily Avila unpacks the creative process of shooting the award-winning short film IN A CANE FIELD.

2.30pm | F06

FOCUS ON: EDITING This workshop with Dr. Karen Pearlman delves deep into the craft of editing - developing your ideas about cutting movement of images, emotions and events creatively and enhancing your own choices as an editor.

5.30PM | f07

GOLDEN HOUR A mixed bag of Heart of Gold goodies to kick off our Friday night line-up! GOLDEN HOUR tickets include a drink of your choice from the Festival Bar - a great way to kickstart your weekend of films!

8pm | F12

FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE: ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS Red crabs make their ancient annual voyage from the jungle to the oceans edge while thousands of asylum seekers are detained indefinitely in a high security facility. A special second feature film addition to our 2018 program.

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FRIDAY | 9AM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H06

ATTENTION TO DETAIL This year we focus on craftsmanship - the artistry and skill of creatives driven by the pursuit of excellence. Watch carefully as the quiet secrets of hard work are shown through the deliberate gestures of master makers - editors, gardeners, animators, dancers, beekeepers.

STEMS

WOMAN WITH AN EDITING BENCH

BONSAI MIRAI

REBUILDING IN MINIATUREâ&#x20AC;˘

WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS

GREY SPACE

Veena Rao | 8 min | Turkey Ali Alamedy, a displaced Iraqi artist, makes incredibly detailed dioramas of places he has read about but has never been. Australian Festival Premiere

Michael Barocas | 4 min France The life of a man through his hands and the ones around him. Queensland Premiere

I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I AM SWADDLED IN FURS

THE DANCE TEACHER

Ainslie Henderson | 2 min | UK A rapturous eulogy to the short life span of stop-motion animation puppets. BAFTA Winner Scotland

Wade Shotter | 6 min New Zealand A fussy writer battles his large ego and high expectations to create a work of art. Australian Premiere (Palm Springs, Rhode Island, Aesthetica)

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Karen Pearlman | 15 min Australia Soviet Union, 1930s: An editor has to save her film and save her husband from Stalinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s suppression.

Dorothy Allen-Pickard | 14 min UK Struggling contemporary dancer Ayesha finds an unlikely source of encouragement in Michael, an embittered resident in the care home where she teaches World Premiere

Ryan J Bush | 17 min | USA Bonsai professional Ryan Neil describes his journey to becoming one of the most recognized names in the American Bonsai movement. Australian Festival Premiere

Benjamin Gerbanas | 10 min Australia Jack Stone is a passionate urban beekeeper on a mission to transform the wasted grey spaces of the inner city into thriving eco-environments.

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F04

EXPLORING north AMERICA An energetic mix of documentary and comedy collide as we land in the heart of New York City for some fierce table tennis competition, pedal hard to the top of a Californian summit and meet some extraordinary folk in Connecticut, all rounded out by a heartfelt stop-motion favourite from Canada. Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, taking audiences on journeys into every region of the world.

THE TABLES

THE CLIMB

3,000 MILES•

MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES

BEHIND THE CURTAINS

LONG TERM DELIVERY

Jon Bunning | 15 min | USA A look at the powerful connection created by two public ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they’ve brought together.

Charlie Tyrell | 13 min | Canada Filmmaker Charlie Tyrell seeks to better understand his emotionally distant late-father through the personal belongings he left behind... including a stack of VHS dirty movies. Australian Premiere (SXSW, Tribeca, Rhode Island, Sundance)

Michael Angelo Covino 8 min | USA Kyle struggles with a bike ride that is much more challenging than he expected.

Michael Bonavita Jr. | 21 min USA While following Patrick Duplin, we illustrate the struggles that adults with disabilities have in society following the transitional program in the state of Connecticut. Australian Premiere

Sean Wang | 5 min | USA On July 5th, 2016, director Sean Wang moved across the country to work and live in New York City for one year. He chronicled his year in this personal documentary narrated by the voicemails left by his mom.

Jake Honig | 16 min | USA A short comedy about a secret division of the United States Postal Service. Australian Premiere

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EMPTYING THE TANK

Caroline Monnet | 8 min | Canada Mixed martial artist Ashley Nichols stars in a striking short film about inner strength, fortitude and dedication to physical and spiritual health. Australian Premiere (TIFF)

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FRIDAY | 11AM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H07

FROM THE HEART Here at Heart of Gold, we are always on the lookout for films that celebrate the human spirit. Films that uplift, empower, energise and move us. FROM THE HEART is a session dedicated to these things we hold dear - love, friendship, family, compassion and humanity. A session for true Heart of Gold aficionados!

THE LIFE Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE SEEN

THE FINISH LINE

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Dean Ginsburg | 5 min | Turkey West Australian grandmother Shirley Affleck reflects on a life well-lived, and the lessons learned along the way with her husband of 67 years. Queensland Premiere

Alice Cogin | 11 min | USA The Finish Line is the story two people with disabilities, who look at their lives and their futures very differently. World Premiere

James Sharpe | 15 min | UK A lost wedding ring in Japan causes a couple to miss their connection to the airport, and question their marriage, until a kind stranger appears. Australian Premiere

SPOON FED

WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS

LISTEN (LUISTER)â&#x20AC;˘

Nick Hatton Jones | 14 min | UK Ellie, a smart & successful restaurant critic, has her life turned upside down when she is diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and has to learn how to live with the condition. Australian Premiere

Michael Barocas | 4 min France The life of a man through his hands and the ones around him. Queensland Premiere

BEHIND THE CURTAINS

BONESLAYER

Oliver Ramsay | 6 min Australia An old man and a stolen dog share an unlikely connection in this sweet but sad story of an odd couple.

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Astrid Bussink | 15 min Netherlands Sometimes all you need is a listening ear. The Child Helpline has one for you, but what will you tell a complete stranger? Australian Premiere

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FRIDAY | 12PM | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F05

focus on: cinematography What does the process of preparing to shoot a film look like? How can the cinematographer and director work together to create a look and feel that is unique to the film whilst working within short film budget constraints? This intensive session examines the creative dialogue between director and cinematographer. Director Emily Avila unpacks the creative process of shooting the award-winning short film IN A CANE FIELD. Shot on 16mm in sugarcane fields and a beachside town, the film has been lauded for its captivating mood and intoxicating visuals. With pre-production spanning over a year, learn about the process of breaking down the script, choosing locations, developing a filmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aesthetic and the joys and pain of shooting on film. This session is presented by Heart of Gold artistic director Emily Avila and includes a screening of IN A CANE FIELD plus a Skype Q&A with London-based cinematographer Adric Watson.

SESSION SPONSOR

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FRIDAY | 2PM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H08

LOCAL TIMBER LOVE

MADDIE & MARC

DON’T CALL ME BEAUTIFUL•

Jack Birtles | 7 min | Australia Architectural think/tank Five Mile Radius team up with PFSQ to see what they can build out of local resources, deep in the Yabba Creek Jungle. World Premiere

Daniel Flynn Anderson | 3 min Australia During a lavish pre-wedding photoshoot, a neurotic bride is pushed to the limit when her childish fiancé attempts to postpone their impending nuptials.

Jill Robinson | 10 min Australia Don’t Call Me Beautiful chronicles the life of Aboriginal woman Zeitha Murphy after being taken from her birth mother at merely 3 months of age. (St Kilda)

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN

THE GIFT

A PICTURE OF OTHER PEOPLE

PIANO MUMS (钢琴虎妈)

FITTING

GREY SPACE

d. Ellie Hayward, w. Aven Yap 10 min | Australia In a clash of cultures, a ChineseAustralian tiger mother pushes her piano-prodigy teenage son to his limit so he can succeed at a pivotal audition. (St Kilda)

Emily Avila | 14 min | Australia In the close confines of a lingerie fitting room, Diane is confronted with a problem she cannot solve alone. (SFF, Palm Springs, BFI London)

Benjamin Gerbanas | 10 min Australia Jack Stone is a passionate urban beekeeper on a mission to transform the wasted grey spaces of the inner city into thriving eco-environments.

Mieka Thorogood | 6 min Australia A young woman suffering with depression and anxiety decides to take back control. World Premiere

Peter Herrington | 5 min Australia Packaging a gift for a distant loved one doesn’t go to plan. World Premiere

SESSION SPONSOR

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Jason Fitzgerald | 10 min Australia An emergency services operator takes a call from a boy whose mother has collapsed and is confronted by numerous parallels between his home life and her own. World Premiere

FRIDAY | 2.30pm | Fossickers room

F06

FOcus on: EDITING How does a film editor make decisions about where and when to cut in order to make a film 'feel right'? Generally speaking, the answer is, 'it's intuitive', which is accurate but leaves one wanting to know more. Filmmaker and academic Dr. Karen Pearlman breaks down the definition of intuition to find that, even if rhythmic thinking is intuitive thinking, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more to it than that feeling of knowing. This workshop with Dr. Karen Pearlman delves deep into the craft of editing - developing your ideas about cutting movement of images, emotions and events creatively and enhancing your own choices as an editor. Open to all ages and experience levels, from the home movie novice to the seasoned filmmaker, this workshop is a fascinating and valuable insight into the craft of editing. Dr Karen Pearlman writes, directs and edits screen productions and she writes about screen culture and creative processes. Karen is a director of the multi-award winning Physical TV Company, through which she has developed, produced, directed or edited numerous highly acclaimed short films, online and mobile productions and the short feature Thursday's Fictions. Karen is also a lecturer in Screen Production at Macquarie University, and she held the post of Head of Screen Studies at AFTRS for 6 years. She is the author of Cutting Rhythms, Shaping the Film Edit (Focal Press). Karenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s short films AFTER THE FACTS and WOMAN WITH AN EDITING BENCH are both Official Selections in Heart of Gold 2018 and will screen as part of this session. SESSION SPONSOR

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FRIDAY | 4pm | HERITAGE THEATRE

H09

ANIMATION

Warning: Some films contain strong language and graphic imagery.

Buckle your seatbelt - a journey of animated splendour awaits! An incredibly diverse range of animation styles are on display in this session - from ink brush, to claymation, to 3D animation, to a more classic hand-drawn approach - all will mesmerise and render you speechless. Including award-winning Cannes Film Festival favourite INANIMATE (d. Lucia Bulgheroni) and a special behind-the-scenes companion doco.

L’AVIATRICE•

THANKS A LOT DUCHAMP

Leyreloup, Tolila, Renard, Canal & Chauvet | 6 min France 1953, Jacqueline Auriol, a French pilot, is about to go down in history along with her jet aircraft.

Ella Carey | 18 min | Australia What has happened to art? When the influence of one powerful curator destroys yet another artist, Minerva decides to bring down the king of spin.

Max Porter & Ru Kuwahata 6 min | France Based on a short poem, ‘Negative Space’ is an animated film that depicts a father-and-son relationship through the art of packing a suitcase. Academy Award nominee 2018

I LIKE GIRLS

AFTER ALL

REBOOTED

Diane Obomsawin | 8 min Canada Four women reveal the nitty-gritty about their first loves, sharing funny and intimate tales. Australian Premiere (Sundance, Palm Springs, Annecy)

Michael Cusack | 13 min Australia After all is said and done... all that is left are memories. A man cleans out his childhood home remembering past conversations. (SFF)

Sagar Arun, Rachel Kral 4 min | USA When Retro Owl Guy and Owl Guy come face-to-face for the first time, they must learn to put their differences aside in order to defeat the Lumberjack. (SFF)

OBON

Andre Hörmann & Anna Samo | 15 min | Germany Akiko Takakura, one of the last remaining survivors of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, describes how, amidst the terror and nightmares, she found a moment of rare closeness with her father. Queensland Premiere (Palm Springs, MIFF)

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NEGATIVE SPACE

INANIMATE Lucia Bulgheroni | 9 min | UK Inanimate is a classic stop-motion film about Katrine, who realises the fakeness in her world and how she’s a mere puppet herself. Queensland Premiere (Cannes, MIFF, BFI London)

INANIMATE BEHIND-THE-SCENES

friday | 4.30PM | prospector’s hall

DARYL & MALCOLM’S NOSTALGIC NUGGETS Join local legends Daryl Dodt and Malcolm Dodt as they present their very own DIY history of Gympie Nostalgic Nuggets! These YouTube videos were such a smash hit in 2017 that we’ve invited Daryl and Malcolm back to keep the stories coming. Test your own knowledge of yesteryear, uncover the deep secrets of familiar landmarks and question the accuracy of all you’re told - it’s a rollicking ride back in time with Gympie’s biggest history buff.

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FRIDAY | 5.30pm | Fossickers room

F07

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GOLDEN HOUR

A mixed bag of Heart of Gold goodies to kick off our Friday night line-up! GOLDEN HOUR tickets include a drink of your choice from the Festival Bar - a great way to kickstart your weekend of films! Be sure to stick around for IRISH SHORTS and LATE NIGHT COMEDY a full evening of short film splendour!

STEMS

TWO SIDES

CANNOT PREDICT NOW

Ainslie Henderson | 2 min | UK A rapturous eulogy to the short life span of stop-motion animation puppets. BAFTA Winner Scotland

Michael Gamarano Singleton 10 min | UK Ali is an emerging property developer, and Ryan is a struggling electrician who has fallen on hard times. When their worlds intertwine, Ali is left with a new perspective. World Premiere

Nikki Richardson | 5 min Australia Jess prepares to move out of her childhood bedroom as her little sister Emily prepares to move in. Queensland Premiere

I, ROSE

DRUMMER GIRL

BUOY

Daniele Guerra | 13 min | UK When trainee mortician Rose decides to test her skills in secret, trouble quickly follows. Greeted by a talking corpse, desperate to keep on living, an unlikely friendship begins. World Premiere

Sophie Hexter | 6 min | Australia Renee Kelly is a prodigious rock drummer, who’s also completely blind. Moving between reflections and dreams, Renee’s story reveals a passionate and determined artist. Queensland Premiere (St Kilda, Aesthetica)

Justin McMillan & Christopher Nelius | 14 min | Australia When 16 year-old Corey arrives for his last day of work on a council shark-meshing boat where he is taken out to ocean and must face a responsibility he was not ready for. Queensland Premiere

MONKEY BUSINESS

SELF

TWO PIECE

Brad Wilson | 13 min | Australia When Frank, a loyal zoo car park attendant of 23 years, learns that he’s going to be replaced by baboons, his life is changed forever. Queensland Premiere (St Kilda)

Manoli Celi | 6 min | USA A fantastical journey through a man’s humdrum life as he tries to overcome his own cliché self. Australian Premiere

Greta Nash | 7 min | Australia Ava is on the way to the beach with her mum Kelly and little brother Wally, but before they go she needs to find a new swimsuit. At the age of 13, this task is nowhere near as simple as it sounds.

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friday | 7PM | HERITAGE THEATRE Insider tip - enjoy the Festival Café’s famous Irish Stew before the session. Get your order in quick, this one always sells out!

H10

IRISH SHORTS

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Grab a pint of the black stuff and settle in for some grand shorts from the Emerald Isle! The wind is whipping up and down the coast, an American president is en route and we are 88mph away from travelling through time - join us for a classic Heart of Gold session. Programmed with assistance of Network Ireland Television, special thanks to Derry O’Brien and the NIT team.

DEPARTURE

MARTIN

MY FUTURE SELF

Donal Moloney | 9 min | Ireland Martin is the happiest man I have ever met. He lives under a bridge in Dublin and has chosen homelessness for the last 35 years. Australian Festival Premiere

Jake McKone | 4 min | Ireland A comedy shot 16 years apart about a middle aged man who is given an opportunity to meet his younger self and in turn reverse his fortunes. World Premiere

WAVE

LEAP OF FAITH

HEY RONNIE REAGAN

Benjamin Cleary & TJ O’GradyPeyton | 14 min | Ireland Gaspar Rubicon wakes from a coma speaking a fully formed but unrecognizable language, baffling linguistic experts from around the globe. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, Clermont Ferrand, Aesthetica, Tribeca, BFI)

Mark Smyth | 14 min | Ireland The story of Kelly, a young woman looking for connection in a disconnected world. Australian Premiere

Maurice O’Brien | 11 min Ireland In 1984 a tiny anonymous Tipperary village was thrust in to the world’s spotlight when US President Ronald Reagan arrived to visit his ancestral home. Australian Premiere (Tribeca)

THE WEATHER REPORT

TIME TRAVELLER

NATIVE•

Paul Murphy | 5 min | Ireland A lighthouse keeper and his wife have there quiet routine interrupted by a phone call.

Steve Kenny | 12 min | Ireland A ‘Back To The Future’-obsessed traveller boy strives to finish building his own DeLorean replica before his family are evicted from their halting site. Australian Premiere

Linda Bhreathnach | 12 min Ireland A man in the twilight of his life embarks on an emotional journey to seek out the home and family he had left in his youth. Australian Premiere

Aoife Doyle | 9 min | Ireland A grandmother is saddened by the prospect of another Christmas without her emigrated family; until the universe conspires to bring her closer to them than she could ever have imagined. Australian Premiere

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FRIDAY | 8PM | Fossickers room

F08

FRIDAY night feature: ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS Director Gabrielle Brady | 94min | Germany, Australia, UK

Christmas Island is home to one of the largest land migrations on earth— that of forty million crabs journeying from jungle to sea. But the jungle holds another secret: a high-security facility that indefinitely detains individuals seeking asylum. Winner of the Best Documentary Prize at Tribeca Film Festival, Australian director Gabrielle Brady has created a lyrical and immersive documentary that is at once riveting and dreamlike. Poh Lin is a trauma counsellor living on the remote Christmas Island with her young family. Poh Lin’s job is to work with people trying to seek asylum to Australia who have been detained in a high security detention facility, deep within the islands jungle. The island is one of the last discovered places on earth, with humans having migrated to its shores less than a century ago. The original inhabitants are the forty million land crabs. Pulled by the force of the full moon they begin their epic odyssey from the island’s jungle to its rugged coastline. As Poh Lin and her family explore the island’s powerful and threatening landscape, a disquieting sensation grows. Local islanders carry out their ‘hungry ghost’ rituals for the spirits of those who died on the island without a proper burial. They make offerings to appease the lost souls, who are said to be wandering the jungles at night without a home. “...a film that demonstrates extraordinary mastery of the full symphonic range of cinematic tools: cinematography, editing, score, sound design and, perhaps greatest of all, an exquisite use of metaphor...a film that moved us deeply [and] impressed us immensely” – Tribeca Jury Heart of Gold Program 2018 | 32

friday | 9PM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H11

late night comedy The perfect antidote to the working week - LATE NIGHT COMEDY will rescue you from the mundane, the repetitive and the droll. Kick back and enjoy a selection of the best comedy shorts in the 2018 program - tales of birth control in Finland, snail mail in the US, Aussie ribbon twirling and one very profound British pug. An excellent way to cap off your Friday night!

MADDIE & MARC Daniel Flynn Anderson | 3 min Australia During a lavish pre-wedding photoshoot, a neurotic bride is pushed to the limit when her childish fiancĂŠ attempts to postpone their impending nuptials.

ABOUT THE BIRDS & THE BEES

BERTIE

J.J. Vanhanen | 12 min | Finland A quiet farmer father and his son set out on a trip to the pharmacy after the teen has a little accident with his girlfriend.

Garry Crystal | 17 min | UK A classic suburban tale about parenthood, bereavement and a mysterious pug. Australian Premiere (Palm Springs, Rhode Island)

SECOND BEST

THE CLIMB

GEOFF

Alyssa McClelland | 20 min Australia A dark comedy about the power of identical twin sisters and the unbreakable bond that binds them, no matter what might try and come between.

Michael Angelo Covino | 8 min USA Kyle struggles with a bike ride that is much more challenging than he expected.

Michael Rouse & Will Kenning 20 min | UK Geoff has gephyrophobia - a fear of bridges. When the woman he loves offers an opportunity to change, Geoff must confront his fear or lose everything. Australian Premiere

ENTRANCE NO EXIT

LONG TERM DELIVERYâ&#x20AC;˘

SESSION SPONSOR

Jo Southwell | 8 min | UK An OCD tennis player on a long haul flight to Australia needs the loo. Can Helen overcome her demons and escape the toilet before the plane lands? Australian Premiere

Jake Honig | 16 min | USA A short comedy about a secret division of the United States Postal Service. Australian Premiere

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ART WITH HEART The Art with Heart raffle has become a well-loved Heart of Gold feature and major festival fundraiser; and is only made possible through the incredible goodwill of renowned local artists.

Art with Heart is an exclusive opportunity for private collectors and businesses to acquire one or more of these unique pieces. Tickets are $20 each, or 3 for $50, and can be purchased at the Festival or online at: heartofgold.com.au/art-with-heart Enter your order of preferences from 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;10 (with 1 being your favourite) to win an artwork of your choice. Winners will be allotted their highest preference depending on works remaining at the time. With only 500 tickets up for grabs the odds are pretty good! Tickets will be drawn on Sunday 7th October at approximately 3pm. good luck!

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1. MEDITATION ON THE VOYAGE OF LIFE | JUSTINE NEWPORT. Oil Painting on canvas. 900 x 1150mm

6. HOLDING PATTERN | MEAGHAN SHELTON Pokerwork. 570 x 570mm

2. PAN SITTING IN TREE OF LOVE | ALICIA MURPHY Clay sculpture. 450 x 270mm

7. LANDSCAPE WITH PINK ROAD | IAN GUNN Oil on Canvas. 600 x 600mm

3. THE HEART STOOL | RICHARD NEWPORT. Recycled Hoop Pine with Gold leaf detail. 380 x 300 x 300mm

8. LOUD AND PROUD | BEC LINDEMANN Porcelain. 250 x 500mm

4. LION HEART | JULIE TOMLINSON Oil and mixed media painting. 610 x 510mm

9. FLOWER POT | ELLEN APPLEBY Clay Vessel. 220 x 220mm

5. GARDEN SCULPTURE | ADRIENNE McVERRY Old hardwood and leaded glass. 1460 x 170 x 30mm

10. LAMBERT | PETER HERRINGTON Stainless steel and brass. 600 x 230 x 700mm

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SATURDAY HERITAGE THEATRE

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FOSSICKERS ROOM

9am | H12 | REPEAT SESSION

11am | H13

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS A line-up of the best short films lauded at Australia’s top film festivals - a cross-section of next gen Aussie filmmaking talent!

1.30pm | H14

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS The best short films from the world’s top festivals Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Berlinale. Filmmaking at its finest, an unmissable session!

9.30am | F09

LEAVES OF GRASS Green thumb? Tree hugger? Come for a wander across ancient mountain ranges or stand under trees in the woods. Watch a bonsai master at work and discover secrets in the soil beneath your feet - nature will reveal herself through LEAVES OF GRASS.

11.30am | F10

REAL STORIES WITH HEART 2 Unique to Heart of Gold, the expanded second instalment of REAL STORIES WITH HEART is a smashing line-up of true stories that will warm the heart. This session focuses on life’s passions - be it music, work, sport or loved ones - and the importance of connection in our life, no matter what our age or vocation.

4.30pm | H15

SPECIAL SCREENING: BACKTRACK BOYS Three boys are on a perilous course toward ‘juvey’ until they meet up with a free-wheeling jackaroo and hit the road with his legendary dog jumping team. This inspiring coming of age story follows the boys as they strive to turn their lives around – and the dogs that help tame their wild ways.

7pm | H16

5pm | f11 | repeat session

AWARD-WINNING SHORTS: PART 1

7.30pm | f12

The jury has decided! Hot on the heels of our awards gala check out the films that made it all the way.

EXPLORING EUROPE

9pm | H17

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CHOICE A curated selection of animation, documentary and narrative filmmaking - films that play with form, handpicked by Heart of Gold’s artistic director Emily Avila.

Didn’t make it over for the European summer? Get plunged into an icy Finnish winter instead!

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FESTIVAL PLANNER THURSDAY

Heritage Theatre

Fossikers Room

9am

H01 Real stories with heart 1 10am 9am-10.30am

F01 school holiday program 9.30am-11am

Prospector’s Hall Heritage Theatre H06 ATTENTION TO DETAIL 9am-10.30am

FRIDAY Fossikers Room

Prospector’s Hall

F04 EXPLORING north AMERICAS 9.30am-11am

11am

12pm

H02 COFFEE and COMEDY 11.30am-1pm

1pm

H07 from the heart 11am-12.30pm F05 Focus on: CINEMATOGRAphy Ticketed 12pm-1.30pm

F02 exploring africa AND the middle east 12pm-1.30pm

2pm

3pm

H03 A woman’s worth 2pm-3.30pm

F03 exploring the pacific 2.30pm-4pm

H08 SUNSHINE STATE 2pm-3.30pm

4pm

5pm

H04 WAYS OF SEEING 4.30pm-6pm

H09 animation 4pm-5.30pm F07 Golden hour Inc. free drink 5.30pm-6.30pm

6pm H05 OPENING NIGHT Welcome drinks and speeches Opening night films 8pm 6.30pm-8.30pm

7pm

9pm

10pm

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F06 Focus on: Editing Ticketed 2.30pm-4pm

H10 irish shorts Irish stew dinner offer 7pm-8.30pm

OPENING NIGHT PARTY 8pm-9pm Drinks, cheeses H11 and light LATE NIGHT entertainment COMEDY 9pm-late Live Music 9pm-10.30pm Hat Fitz and Cara

F08 friday night feature: island of the hungry ghosts 8pm-9.30pm

Daryl & Malcolm’s Nostalgic Nuggets Free 4.30pm-6pm

Tip: Tear me out and take me with you so you always have your timetable ON hand

SATURDAY Heritage Theatre

Fossikers Room

SUNDAY Prospector’s Hall Heritage Theatre

Fossikers Room

Prospector’s Hall

9am

H12 SUNSHINE STATE (Repeat) 10am 9am-10.30am

F09 Leaves of grass 9.30am-11am

H18 FAMILY ANIMATION 9am-10.30am

F13 EXPLORING ASia 9.30am-11am family day extras

11am H13 Australian festival highlights F10 12pm 11am-12.30pm real stories with heart 2 11.30am-1pm

Magic Garden H19 drop-in workshop family shorts F14 10am-2pm 11am-12.30pm young filmmakers competition Finalists screening 11.30am-1pm

1pm

2pm

H14 International Festival Highlights 1.30pm-3pm

3pm

H20 award-winning shorts: part 2 1.30pm-3pm Awards ceremony Art raffle draw 3pm-4.15pm Free H21 With ‘high tea’ Coffee and purchased from LH comedy (repeat) 3.30pm-5pm

4pm H15 special feature: backtrack boys F11 Followed by Q&A from the heart (repeat) 6pm 4.30pm-6.30pm 5pm-6.30pm

VOAL Workshop with Cara Robinson F15 FAMILY ANIMATION (RePeaT) 2pm-3.30pm

5pm

H22 Closing night: Screener’s choice 5.30pm-7pm

7pm

8pm

H16 award-winning F12 shorts: part 1 7pm-8.30pm exploring europe 7.30-9pm

9pm

H17 Artistic director’s choice 10pm 9pm-10.30pm

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SATURDAY | 9AM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H12 | REPEAT SESSIon

LOCAL TIMBER LOVE

MADDIE & MARC

DON’T CALL ME BEAUTIFUL

Jack Birtles | 7 min | Australia Architectural think/tank Five Mile Radius team up with PFSQ to see what they can build out of local resources, deep in the Yabba Creek Jungle. World Premiere

Daniel Flynn Anderson | 3 min Australia During a lavish pre-wedding photoshoot, a neurotic bride is pushed to the limit when her childish fiancé attempts to postpone their impending nuptials.

Jill Robinson | 10 min Australia Don’t Call Me Beautiful chronicles the life of Aboriginal woman Zeitha Murphy after being taken from her birth mother at merely 3 months of age. (St Kilda)

CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN

THE GIFT

A PICTURE OF OTHER PEOPLE

Mieka Thorogood | 6 min Australia A young woman suffering with depression and anxiety decides to take back control. World Premiere

Peter Herrington | 5 min Australia Packaging a gift for a distant loved one doesn’t go to plan. World Premiere

PIANO MUMS (钢琴虎妈)

FITTING

GREY SPACE•

Emily Avila | 14 min | Australia In the close confines of a lingerie fitting room, Diane is confronted with a problem she cannot solve alone. (SFF, Palm Springs, BFI London)

Benjamin Gerbanas | 10 min Australia Jack Stone is a passionate urban beekeeper on a mission to transform the wasted grey spaces of the inner city into thriving eco-environments.

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SATURDAY THURSDAY | 9.30AM| TIME | FOSSICKERS | LOCATION ROOM

F09

TITLE XX mins LEAVES OF GRASS Green thumb? Tree hugger? Come for a wander across ancient mountain ranges or stand under trees in the woods. Watch a bonsai master at work and discover secrets in the soil beneath your feet - nature will reveal herself through LEAVES OF GRASS.

THE SILENCE OF THE DOLOMITES

BONSAI MIRAI

GRASSROOTS

Ryan J Bush | 17 min | USA Bonsai professional Ryan Neil describes his journey to becoming one of the most recognized names in the American Bonsai movement. Australian Festival Premiere

Frank Oly | 19 min | Australia When soil specialist Guy Webb stumbles upon a breakthrough piece of microbial research, he becomes responsible for ensuring that this essential knowledge is not lost to farmers or the world.

LOCAL TIMBER LOVE

FACING MECCA•

HIDEAWAY

Jack Birtles | 7 min | Australia Architectural think/tank Five Mile Radius team up with PFSQ to see what they can build out of local resources, deep in the Yabba Creek Jungle. World Premiere

Cal Croft | 13 min | Australia Two young boys, Jimmy and Tom, battle imaginary monsters together, but soon one’s violent home life is exposed and his friend must intervene. Australian Premiere

Casper Rolsted | 7 min Norway, Italy Only in silence can we hear the song of nature. Natural silence is not the absence of sound from nature it is the absence of noise from modern life. Australian Festival Premiere

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SATURDAY | 11AM | Heritage theatre

H13

AUSTRALIAN FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS Warning: Films contain mature themes and may disturb some viewers.

A line-up of the best short films lauded at Australia’s top film festivals, including AACTA Best Short Film nominees JUDAS COLLAR (d. Alison James) and NURSERY RHYMES (d. Tom Noakes). A cross-section of next gen Aussie filmmaking talent!

AFTER THE SMOKE

JUDAS COLLAR

Nick Waterman | 9 min Australia In a remote outback mining station a town gathers for the local rodeo - but as a series of events unfold, a young man bears witness to something he will never forget. (Berlinale, MIFF)

Alison James | 15 min Australia In outback Australia, a wild camel is captured and fitted with a tracking device known as a Judas Collar. This film explores the importance of connection and the tragedy of self-sacrifice. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, SFF)

NURSERY RHYMES

FYSH

Tom Noakes | 5 min | Australia Why is a Metalhead singing Old MacDonald on the side of a rural highway? Queensland Premiere (SFF, MIFF, Palm Springs)

SECOND BEST•

Alyssa McClelland | 20 min Australia A dark comedy about the power of identical twin sisters and the unbreakable bond that binds them, no matter what might try and come between. (MIFF, of SFF)Gold Program 2018 | 40 Heart

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Billie Pleffer | 13 min Australia This is the story of an old man and a fish that changed his life. (MIFF, St Kilda, BFI)

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Julietta Boscolo | 15 min Australia Gloria is seventeen, currently in labour, & has just decided that the best way to get to the hospital is to buy a car. This agonising process will help her give birth to a new person, and become one herself. (MIFF, Palm Springs)

AN ACT OF LOVE

Lucy Knox | 12 min | Australia A close bond between two identical twins is tested when one sister rebels against their shared sense of oneness. Queensland Premiere (SFF, Palm Springs, MIFF) SESSION SPONSOR

SATURDAY | 11.30am | Fossickers room

F10

REAL STORIES WITH HEART 2 Warning: Films contain some coarse language.

Unique to Heart of Gold, the expanded second instalment of REAL STORIES WITH HEART is a smashing line-up of true stories that will warm the heart. This session focuses on life’s passions be it music, work, sport or loved ones - and the importance of connection in our life, no matter what our age or vocation.

THE TABLES

DEATH METAL GRANDMA• SOVDAGARI (THE TRADER)

Jon Bunning | 15 min | USA A look at the powerful connection created by two public ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they’ve brought together.

Leah Galant | 13 min | USA 97 year old Holocaust survivor Inge Ginsberg rose to fame as a songwriter for legendary musicians such as Doris Day, Dean Martin and Nat King Cole. Now, she fronts a death metal band. Australian Premiere (SXSW, Palm Springs)

Tamta Gabrichidze | 23 min Georgia Sovdagari follows Gela as he sells secondhand goods through rural Georgia, where money is meaningless, and potatoes are lucre. Australian Premiere (Sundance)

YOU CAN, YOU CVN’T

LUISTER (LISTEN)

MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES

Astrid Bussink | 15 min Netherlands Sometimes all you need is a listening ear. The Child Helpline has one for you, but what will you tell a complete stranger? Australian Premiere

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SATURDAY | 1.30PM | Heritage theatre

H14

INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS The best short films from the world’s top festivals - Cannes, Sundance, Venice, Berlinale. It’s been a cracker of a year for Australian filmmakers with Aussie directors (Charles Williams, Tilda Cobham-Hervey, Goran Stolevski) taking out the big awards at the biggest festivals. Filmmaking at its finest, an unmissable session!

PATISION AVENUE (LEOFOROS PATISION) Thanasis Neofotistos | 13 min Greece Yanni’s mum is on her way to an audition when she discovers that her son has been left at home alone. Over a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life. Australian Premiere (Venice Biennale)

A FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL

INANIMATE•

ALL THESE CREATURES

Lucia Bulgheroni | 9 min | UK Inanimate is a classic stopmotion film about Katrine, who realises the fakeness in her world and how she’s a mere puppet herself. Queensland Premiere (Cannes, MIFF, BFI London)

WOULD YOU LOOK AT HER

I LIKE GIRLS

Goran Stolevski | 19 min Macedonia Beset by drama at school and at home, a hardheaded girl sees the solution to all her problems in a centuries-old all-male church ritual. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, SFF, Clermont Ferrand, Sundance, Vilnius)

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Diane Obomsawin | 8 min Canada Four women reveal the nittygritty about their first loves, sharing funny and intimate tales. Australian Premiere (Sundance, Palm Springs, Annecy) SESSION SPONSOR

SATURDAY | 3pm | prospectors hall

AWARDs GALA

FREE SESSION

Join us for a high tea awards gala as we dish out the Heart of Gold 2018 Awards! Enjoy a glass of sparkling and choose from an assortment of handmade sweets from the Festival Café as we celebrate the winners of our coveted awards in the beautiful Prospectors Hall for an afternoon gala event! Featuring a live set from Heart of Gold’s favourite songbird Leonie Kingdom, be sure to stick around after the awards for the 2018 special feature BACKTRACK BOYS in Heritage Theatre!

AWARDS PRESENTED BEST SHORT FILM $5000 Sponsored by Heart of Gold

BEST SOUND DESIGN $500 Sponsored by LCR Sound

BEST AUSTRALIAN SHORT FILM $1000 Sponsored by Heart of Gold

SCREENERS’ CHOICE AWARD $500 Sponsored by Heart of Gold

BEST YOUNG FILMMAKER (GYMPIE REGION) $500 Sponsored by University of Sunshine Coast

MOST INSPIRING TRUE STORY AWARD $500 Sponsored by John Farrell & family

BEST CINEMATOGRAPHY $500 Sponsored by Heart of Gold

GYMPIE GOLD AWARD $500 Sponsored by Gympie Regional Council Presented by Mayor Mick Curran BM

BEST SCRIPT $500 Sponsored by Meerkat Mufflers

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SATURDAY | 4.30PM | HERITAGE THEATRE

H15

SPECIAL feature: BACKTRACK BOYS Catherine Scott | 100 min | Australia

Three boys are on a perilous course toward ‘juvey’ until they meet up with a free-wheeling jackaroo and hit the road with his legendary dog jumping team. This inspiring coming of age story follows the boys as they strive to turn their lives around – and the dogs that help tame their wild ways. Winner of the Audience Award at this year’s Sydney Film Festival, BACKTRACK BOYS is a journey into young adulthood with a group of boys looking for leadership and love. They find it in Backtrack founder Bernie Shakeshaft whose unconditional support for the members of his group brings about real change in the way they see themselves. A powerful new Australian documentary with an important message, the film received a standing ovation at its premiere in June. Heart of Gold is delighted to welcome filmmaker Catherine Scott and star of the film Bernie Shakeshaft and the Backtrack Boys as special guests of the festival. Be sure to stick around for a Q&A with Catherine, Bernie and the Backtrack Boys in the cinema after the film!

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SESSION SPONSOR

SATURDAY | 5PM | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F11 | REPEAT SESSION

THE LIFE Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;VE SEEN

THE FINISH LINE

ACTS OF KINDNESS

Dean Ginsburg | 5 min | Turkey West Australian grandmother Shirley Affleck reflects on a life well-lived, and the lessons learned along the way with her husband of 67 years. Queensland Premiere

Alice Cogin | 11 min | USA The Finish Line is the story two people with disabilities, who look at their lives and their futures very differently. World Premiere

James Sharpe | 15 min | UK A lost wedding ring in Japan causes a couple to miss their connection to the airport, and question their marriage, until a kind stranger appears. Australian Premiere

SPOON FED

WITH MY OWN TWO HANDSâ&#x20AC;˘

LISTEN (LUISTER)

Michael Barocas | 4 min France The life of a man through his hands and the ones around him. Queensland Premiere

BEHIND THE CURTAINS

BONESLAYER

Oliver Ramsay | 6 min Australia An old man and a stolen dog share an unlikely connection in this sweet but sad story of an odd couple.

Astrid Bussink | 15 min Netherlands Sometimes all you need is a listening ear. The Child Helpline has one for you, but what will you tell a complete stranger? Australian Premiere

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SATURDAY | 7pm | Heritage theatre

H16

AWARD-WINNING SHORTS: PART 1 The jury has decided! Hot on the heels of our awards gala check out the films that made it all the way. Admire the cinematography chops, sound design magic, engaging documentary storytelling, or just all-round great filmmaking of these 2018 Heart of Gold Award Winning short films. All the winners, along with some crowd favourites, will be spread across the separate Part 1 and Part 2 sessions.

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SESSION SPONSOR

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SATURDAY | 7.30PM | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F12

EXPLORING EUROPE Warning: Some films contain strong language.

Didn’t make it over for the European summer? Get plunged into an icy Finnish winter instead! Float over the Dolomites, drink fancy fungus and the clouds rolling in from the east - this session is your one-way ticket to the far-flung corners of Europe. Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, journey into every region of the world.

WHO’S WHO IN MYCOLOGY

DAUGHTER OF THE SUN (SOLAS DATTER)

Marie Dvorakova | 16 min USA/Czech Republic Tony spends an adventurous night trying to open an impossible bottle of wine. An unconscious girl, a crooked bookcase and some mold get in his way, turning his world upside down. (Aesthetica, Palm Springs, Flickerfest, Cleveland FF)

BONOBO

JOY IN PEOPLE

CUMULONIMBUS

Zoel Aeschbacher | 18 min Switzerland When the elevator of their public housing breaks down, the fates of three unique characters intertwine towards an explosive ending. Queensland Premiere (Clermont Ferrand, Palm Springs, MIFF)

Oscar Hudson | 15 min | UK A man searches for belonging at the centre of the biggest crowds he can find. Australian Premiere (BFI)

Ioana Mischie | 15 min Romania A hybrid documentary that traces the roots of an old tradition of the Roma communities, who are marrying their children as early as possible.

THE SILENCE OF THE DOLOMITES Casper Rolsted | 7 min Norway, Italy Only in silence can we hear the song of nature. Natural silence is not the absence of sound from nature it is the absence of noise from modern life. Australian Festival Premiere

ABOUT THE BIRDS AND BEES (KUKISTA JA MEHILÄISISTÄ)• J.J. Vanhanen | 12 min | Finland A quiet farmer father and his son set out on a trip to the pharmacy after the teen has a little accident with his girlfriend. Australian Premiere

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SATURDAY | 9pm | heritage theatre

H17

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Warning: Films contain some coarse language.

A curated selection of animation, documentary and narrative filmmaking - films that play with form like the Australian premiere of Greek one-shot wonder PATISION AVENUE (dir. Thanasis Neofotistos) fresh from its debut at the Venice Biennale, or the cinematic and hyper tense FAUVE (dir. Jeremy Comte), winner of Best Short Film at Palm Springs International ShortFest. Handpicked by Heart of Gold’s artistic director Emily Avila - her favourites from the 2018 program.

LAST MAN STANDING W.A.M. Bleakley, Lucy Knox 5 min | Australia Australia’s last remaining motion picture film processor, contemplates the impact his impending retirement will have on the future of film in Australia. Queensland Premiere (Tropfest)

FAUVE• Jeremy Comte | 16 min Canada Set in a surface mine, two boys sink into a seemingly innocent power game with Mother Nature as the sole observer. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, SFF, Palm Springs, LAIFF, Rhode Island, Cleveland FF, Sundance, TIFF)

NEGATIVE SPACE

AGUA VIVA

Alexa Lim Haas | 7 min | USA A Chinese manicurist in Miami attempts to describe feelings she doesn’t have the words for. Queensland Premiere (SXSW, Sundance, MIFF, SFF)

A FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL

INANIMATE

Lucia Bulgheroni | 9 min | UK Inanimate is a classic stop-motion film about Katrine, who realises the fakeness in her world and how she’s a mere puppet herself. Queensland Premiere (Cannes, MIFF, BFI London)

SESSION SPONSOR

PATISION AVENUE (LEOFOROS PATISION) Thanasis Neofotistos | 13 min | Greece Yanni’s mum is on her way to an audition when she discovers that her son has been left at home alone. Over a series of phone calls, she fights to balance the most important roles of her life. Australian Premiere (Venice Biennale)

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SUNDAY HERITAGE THEATRE

FOSSICKERS ROOM

9am | H18

FAMILY ANIMATION A cute and cuddly line-up of animations for all the family to enjoy!

9.30am | F13

11am | H19

A fascinating exploration of our closest neighbours - traverse the continent from Japan to Bangladesh.

FAMILY SHORTS

EXPLORING ASIA

Every kid will have their day! Learn the rules and break them as Greek goddesses, guinea pigs and 12-year-old girls turn this session on its head. An inspiring, heartwarming and joyful selection of family shorts.

11.30am | F13

1.30pm | H20

2pm | F15 | repeat session

AWARD-WINNING SHORTS: PART 2 The jury has decided! Hot on the heels of our awards gala check out the films that made it all the way.

3.30pm | H21 | REPEAT SESSion

YOUNG FILMMAKERS COMPETITION A competition dedicated to Australia’s budding filmmakers!

FAMILY ANIMATION A cute and cuddly line-up of animations for all the family to enjoy!

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COFFEE AND COMEDY Grab your friends for a coffee and a selection of Heart of Gold comedy hits!

5.30pm | H22

CLOSING NIGHT: SCREENER’S CHOICE A longstanding tradition at Heart of Gold - join us to close the 2018 festival with a very special selection of our screener group’s favourite films. An integral part of our programming team, screeners gather on a weekly basis throughout the year to review and score submissions - distilling the short films that make up the Heart of Gold program.

SUNDAY IS FAMILY DAY AT HEART OF GOLD! ENJOY OUR SELECTION OF FAMILY SHORTS AND ANIMATIONS, AND DROP INTO THE PROSPECTORS HALL FOR OUR FREE MAGIC GARDEN ACTIVITY FROM 10AM, FOLLOWED BY CARA ROBINSON’S VOCAL WORKSHOP AT 1PM!

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SUNDAY | 9AM | heritage theatre

H18

FAMILY ANIMATION

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A cute and cuddly line-up of animations for all the family to enjoy! Featuring the Australian premiere of Dreamworks animation BILBY and the first festival screening of fantastic local Queensland production BLUEY, from Ludo Studio and ABC Kids, this family session will delight and inspire!

L’AVIATRICE

ONE SMALL STEP

BILBY•

Leyreloup, Tolila, Renard, Canal & Chauvet | 6 min | France 1953, Jacqueline Auriol, a French pilot, is about to go down in history along with her jet aircraft.

Andrew Chesworth & Bobby Pontillas | 8 min | USA An ambitious young girl aspires to become an astronaut with the support of her humble father. Queensland Premiere

Peril, Topaz, & Sans | 8 min USA In the deadly desert of Australia, a lonesome Bilby finds himself tied to a helpless baby bird.

REFLECTION

LIZARD QUEST

MACAROONED

Hannah Park | 2 min | USA When a high school girl tries to give up what she loves so as to fit in, her reflection comes to life to remind her of her true self.

Micah Breitweiser, Nikki Cespedes, Jessica Castillo 4 min | USA A Mage Chameleon, a Barbarian Turtle, and a plucky Gecko called Sticky take on an epic journey to save Reptile-kind from the monstrous Komodo dragon.

BLUEY (3 EPISODES) Joe Brumm | 3 x 7 min | Australia Episodes: ‘The Magic Xylophone’, ‘Hospital’ & ‘Shadowlands’ Heart of Gold is very proud to present the World Festival Premiere of the new animated series from our Brisbane friends at Ludo Studio! The show follows Bluey, a loveable and inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who lives with her dad, mum and four-year-old little sister, Bingo. In each episode, Bluey turns her limitless Blue Heeler energy to the task of constructing bizarre and elaborate games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighbourhood into her world of fun. Join us for this exciting premiere and catch the full series as it airs on ABC Kids or iView from October. World Festival Premiere

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Seamus Malone & Alan Short 4 min | Ireland Mac is hungry and stranded on his barren Island. He schemes to reach a nearby lush, bountiful Island, the only problem is, there’s a Shark! Australian Premiere

SUNDAY | 9.30am | Fossickers ROOM

F13

EXPLORING ASIA

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A fascinating exploration of our closest neighbours - traverse the continent from Japan to Bangladesh. A range of forms from ink-drawn animated documentary OBON (dir. Andre Hörmann & Anna Samo) to the cinematic thriller DRUM WAVE (dir. Natalie Erika James), a session that will transport you, whilst digging into history and society. Part of Heart of Gold’s EXPLORE strand, journey into every region of the world.

ACTS OF KINDNESS•

OBON

PAPER CRANE

James Sharpe | 15 min | UK A lost wedding ring in Japan causes a couple to miss their connection to the airport, and question their marriage, until a kind stranger appears. Australian Premiere

Andre Hörmann & Anna Samo 15 min | Germany Akiko Takakura, one of the last remaining survivors of the atomic bomb attack on Hiroshima, describes how, amidst the terror and nightmares, she found a moment of rare closeness with her father. Queensland Premiere (Palm Springs, MIFF)

DRUM WAVE

THE LOST SOUND

BLACK LINE

Steffie Yee | 2 min | Australia Inspired by the poem ‘On Ç’ by Hiromi Itō, a woman looks at the matrilineal inheritance of linguistic tones in her family, mourning the parts of languages that become extinct. Queensland Premiere (MIFF)

Mark Olexa and Francesca Scalisi | 10 min | Switzerland A woman fishing in turbid waters, a suffering nature, the broken chant of the muezzin, all linked by a thin black line. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, Clermont Ferrand)

Natalie Erika James | 11 min Australia A young pianist is forced to confront her fear of motherhood when she marries into a remote island community with bizarre fertility rituals. Queensland Premiere (SFF)

Takumi Kawakami | 12 min Australia On her seventh birthday, Sora manages the pressures of the rigid demands for success set out by her family. Queensland Premiere (MIFF, Palm Springs, Berlinale)

SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO Genevieve Clay-Smith| 21 min | Japan/Australia A Shakespeare fan with Down syndrome sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo. Queensland Premiere

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SUNDAY | 11am | heritage theatre

H19

FAMILY SHORTS

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SHERBET ROZENCRANTZ, YOU’RE BEAUTIFUL•

A FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A 12-YEAR-OLD GIRL

A MODEST DEFEAT

TWO MEDUSAS

THROUGH THE EYES OF CHILDREN

INCLUSION MAKES THE WORLD MORE VIBRANT

James Lingwood | 13 min Australia, Thailand To a child living in one of Bangkok’s largest slums, there seems to be little hope. Unless you happen to be a very talented artist whose work ends up celebrated across the world. Australian Premiere

Genevieve Clay-Smith | 4 min Australia A little boy and his mother who is blind enjoy an art gallery together in the most surprising way. Queensland Premiere (TIFF)

Scott Hamilton Kennedy 11min | USA A funny and bittersweet coming of age story set around the drama that happens when two girls have the same Halloween costume for their elementary school Halloween contest: they both are going to be Medusa. Australian Premiere (Palm Springs, Rhode Island)

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David Barr | 9 min | UK Big brother Tommy never plays fair, but eight-year-old Tiny has an elaborate plan up her sleeve and a faultless determination to put things right. Queensland Premiere

SESSION SPONSOR

SUNDAY | 11.30am | FOSSICKERS ROOM

F14

YOUNG FILMMAKERS COMPETITION A competition dedicated to Australia’s budding filmmakers! Heart of Gold’s annual Young Filmmakers Competition celebrates the filmmaking talent of school students with prizes awarded in the following categories:

Best Young Filmmaker (National) PRIZE: $500 (donated by Adelene & Max Walker) & 5 tickets to Heart of Gold Masterclass, 5 session pass.

Best Young Filmmaker (Gympie Region) PRIZE: $500 sponsored by the University of the Sunshine Coast & 5 tickets to Heart of Gold Masterclass, 5 session pass.

The winner’s school will also receive a framed certificate.

Want to enter in 2019? Entry is FREE! Entry is open to any student who was enrolled in Grades 6 -12 (Grade 13 in some states) for films made anytime between 8 Oct 2018 and 16 August 2019. Films must be between 3 to 15 minutes long. All submissions must fit within the Heart of Gold values - to be heartwarming, uplifting and thought provoking. Heart of Gold Program 2018 | 53

SUNDAY | 1pm | prospectors hall

VOCAL WORKSHOP WITH CARA ROBINSON This group singing workshop will comprise of exercises to develop open throat singing and how to project your natural voice. We will practice on the very basics of Alexander technique, which will aid in breathing ease when singing. Within this there will be interval and harmony techniques from basic level and beyond. A practical workshop with lots of helpful vocal strategies and a lot of laughs along the way!

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SUNDAY | 1.30pm | Heritage theatre

H20

AWARD-WINNING SHORTS: PART 2 The jury has decided! Hot on the heels of our awards gala check out the films that made it all the way. Admire the cinematography chops, sound design magic, engaging documentary storytelling, or just all-round great filmmaking of these 2018 Heart of Gold Award Winning short films. All the winners, along with some crowd favourites, will be spread across the separate Part 1 and Part 2 sessions.

SESSION SPONSOR

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SUNDAY | 2PM | Fossickers room

F15 | REPEAT SESSION

FAMILY ANIMATION

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L’AVIATRICE

ONE SMALL STEP

BILBY

Leyreloup, Tolila, Renard, Canal & Chauvet | 6 min | France 1953, Jacqueline Auriol, a French pilot, is about to go down in history along with her jet aircraft.

Andrew Chesworth & Bobby Pontillas | 8 min | USA An ambitious young girl aspires to become an astronaut with the support of her humble father. Queensland Premiere

Peril, Topaz, & Sans | 8 min USA In the deadly desert of Australia, a lonesome Bilby finds himself tied to a helpless baby bird.

REFLECTION

LIZARD QUEST

MACAROONED

Hannah Park | 2 min | USA When a high school girl tries to give up what she loves so as to fit in, her reflection comes to life to remind her of her true self.

BLUEY (3 EPISODES)• Joe Brumm | 3 x 7 min | Australia Episodes: ‘The Magic Xylophone’, ‘Hospital’ & ‘Shadowlands’ Heart of Gold is very proud to present the World Festival Premiere of the new animated series from our Brisbane friends at Ludo Studio! The show follows Bluey, a loveable and inexhaustible six-year-old Blue Heeler puppy who lives with her dad, mum and four-year-old little sister, Bingo. In each episode, Bluey turns her limitless Blue Heeler energy to the task of constructing bizarre and elaborate games that unfold in unpredictable and hilarious ways, bringing her family and the whole neighbourhood into her world of fun. Join us for this exciting premiere and catch the full series as it airs on ABC Kids or iView from October. World Festival Premiere

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SUNDAY | 3.30pm | HERITAGE THEATRE

H21 | REPEAT SESSION

COFFEE AND COMEDY

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Grab your friends for a coffee and a selection of Heart of Gold comedy hits! Featuring screener favourite YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US (dir. T.J. Power), newie SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO from Heart of Gold alumni Genevieve Clay-Smith and the overly charming town of Berrifield in SUPER NICE (dir. Jack Yabsley).

SUPER NICE•

AN ACT OF LOVE

Jack Yabsley | 8 min | Australia Everyone knows Angela Phipps is the nicest person in Berrifield. That is until Garry comes to town.

Lucy Knox | 12 min | Australia A close bond between two identical twins is tested when one sister rebels against their shared sense of oneness.. Queensland Premiere (SFF, Palm Springs, MIFF)

FERN

LONG TERM DELIVERY

Jake Honig | 16 min | USA A short comedy about a secret division of the United States Postal Service. Australian Premiere

YOUR CALL IS IMPORTANT TO US

SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO Genevieve Clay-Smith 21 min | Japan/Australia A Shakespeare fan with Down syndrome sets off on a solo adventure to discover Tokyo. Queensland Premiere

FYSH

Billie Pleffer | 13 min Australia This is the story of an old man and a fish that changed his life. (MIFF, St Kilda, BFI)

SESSION SPONSOR

TJ Power | 14 min | Australia A short comedy that confirms our fears about what really goes on at call-centres when asked: “Please hold?” Queensland Premiere (MIFF)

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SUNDAY | 5.30pm | HERITAGE THEATRE

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closing night: SCREENER’S CHOICE

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A longstanding tradition at Heart of Gold - join us to close the 2018 festival with a very special selection of our screener group’s favourite films. An integral part of our programming team, screeners gather on a weekly basis throughout the year to review and score submissions - distilling the short films that make up the Heart of Gold program. A big thank you to those screeners who carefully considered our 2018 selection and have helped to create a resplendent 2018 program!

WITH MY OWN TWO HANDS

AFTER ALL

THE HUMAN PROJECT

Michael Barocas | 4 min | France The life of a man through his hands and the ones around him. Queensland Premiere

Michael Cusack | 13 min Australia After all is said and done... all that is left are memories. A man cleans out his childhood home remembering past conversations. (SFF)

K. Spencer Jones | 12 min | USA In the wake of their father’s death, two estranged siblings begin a journey of self discovery - learning to love each other and themselves before they can truly begin to heal. Australian Premiere

DRUMMER GIRL

JUST GO!

REWIND FORWARD

Pavels Gumennikovs | 11 min Latvia A young man who lost both his legs in a childhood accident comes to the rescue of the girl he loves when she is victimized by villains. Australian Premiere (Oscars, LAIFF, Aesthetica, Cleveland FF, Austin)

Justin Stoneham | 24 min Switzerland All his life, Justin managed to escape his own story. But his past catches up with him when he finds a box full of old family VHS tapes. Australian Festival Premiere (Palm Springs)

STEMS

THE TABLES•

Ainslie Henderson | 2 min | UK A rapturous eulogy to the short life span of stop-motion animation puppets.

Jon Bunning | 15 min | USA A look at the powerful connection created by two public ping pong tables in the heart of New York City and the unlikely group of people they’ve brought together.

ABOUT THE BIRDS AND BEES (KUKISTA JA MEHILÄISISTÄ)

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J.J. Vanhanen | 12 min | Finland A quiet farmer father and his son set out on a trip to the pharmacy after the teen has a little accident with his girlfriend. Australian Premiere

CREDITS MANAGEMENT BOARD Chair DAMIEN MARTIN Treasurer GREG JONES Secretary JULIE JONES Board Member CLAUDIA GRANSHAW Board Member DENISE KOLERA Board Member MARYLIN DEAN

FESTIVAL TEAM Artistic Director EMILY AVILA Festival Manager PAULA PHILLIPS Audience Engagement Manager MADDI ROMCKE Program Manager JACKSON LAPSLEY SCOTT Technical Director MICHAEL MADER Event Manager GRACE BENTLEY Graphic Design SAVANNAH VAN DER NIET Additional Graphic Design & Website PAULA PHILLIPS Key Art EDITH REWA Promo Trailer EMILY AVILA Usher Coordinators SHEILA KATH & SANDRA NAIDOO Session Presenter Coordinator MICHAEL RANK Ticketing Coordination and support GREG JONES, LIZ LAST, PAULA PHILLIPS Young Filmmaker Competition Coordinator ADELENE WALKER Hospitality Coordinators CYNTHIA HAYES & LYNDAL KENMAN Art with Heart Coordinators DENISE KOLERA & JOOLIE GIBBS Festival Shop Manager JENNY OAKLEY Social Media MADDI ROMCKE, ROBYN BOWMAN, PAULA PHILLIPS Festival Bar Manager JANINE & ANDREW NEWTON Venue Design & Fit-out LUISA GARCIA Venue GYMPIE CIVIC CENTRE Festival Bar at night GYMPIE COOLOOLA ROTARY CLUB Festival Café LITTLE HAVEN PALLIATIVE CARE, JANINE AND ANDREW NEWTON IT support/ Database / Website GREG JONES, PAULA PHILLIPS Office Administration JULIE CALVERT

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Accounting Support ANN O’BRIEN Office Provider SHADID KHAN BFA CPA Sponsorship & Grants ROBYN BOWMAN, JAN FORBES, CLAUDIA GRANSHAW, PAULA PHILLIPS Film Classification HELEN CROWLEY, SHEILA KATH Screener Group Coordinators HELEN CROWLEY, SHEILA KATH Young Filmmakers Competition Judges RHYS NAIDOO, DYLAN NAIDOO, HAYDEN BUCHHOLZ, BRIANA ALEXANDER

Hosts and Score Collectors SANDRA NAIDOO DENISE & STEPHEN KOLERA THERESE PHILLIPS DEB & MICK RYAN JOANNA JONES CLAUDIA GRANSHAW HELEN CROWLEY THEA VAN DEN BERG

Accommodation GREAT EASTERN MOTOR INN AMAMOOR LODGE THE ROYAL HOTEL

Satellite Events PAULA PHILLIPS (Maleny Film Society) CATHERINE COX (Sandgate) HOLLY PITTMAN (Noosa Film Society) ROBYN BOWMAN (Winter on Mary - Gympie Mary Street) PAULA PHILLIPS, DEB DAVIS, SANDRA NAIDOO, SHEILA KATH, RHYS NAIDOO, HAYDEN BUCHHOLZ, MATTHEW TURNER (Warming Hearts in Winter Community Hall screenings)

Special Thanks To all the volunteers who donate countless hours of their time to ensure this festival and your visit to Gympie is a truly wonderful experience. HOGISFF is a not for profit incorporated association overseen by a volunteer Management Board.

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FILM INDEX 3,000 MILES 23 ABOUT THE BIRDS AND THE BEES 33, 47, 58 ACTS OF KINDNESS 24, 45, 51 A BUTCHER’S HEART (SLAGERSHART) 12, 13 A FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A 2 YEAR OLD GIRL 13, 42, 48, 52 AFTER ALL 28 AFTER THE FACTS 12 AFTER THE SMOKE 18, 40 AGUA VIVA 16, 48 ALL THESE CREATURES 18, 19, 42 A LOVE LETTER TO THE ONE I MADE UP 15 A MODEST DEFEAT 13, 52 AN ACT OF LOVE 14, 18, 40, 57 A PICTURE OF OTHER PEOPLE 26, 38 BABYGIRL 17 BACKTRACK BOYS 44 BEHIND THE CURTAINS 12, 23, 24, 45 BERTIE 33 BILBY 19, 50, 56, BLACK LINE 18, 51 BLUEY 50, 56 BONESLAYER 17, 24, 45 BONOBO 47 BONSAI MIRAI 22, 39 BUOY 30 CANNOT PREDICT NOW 30 CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN 26, 38 COUNTERFEIT KUNKOO 16 CUMULONIMBUS 47 DAUGHTER OF THE SUN (SOLAS DATTER) 16, 47 DEATH METAL GRANDMA 41 DEPARTURE 31 DON’T CALL ME BEAUTIFUL 26, 38 DRUMMER GIRL 13, 30, 58 DRUM WAVE 51 EMPTYING THE TANK 23 ENTRANCE NO EXIT 33 EVE 16 FACING MECCA 15 FAUVE 18, 48

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FERN 14, 57 FITTING 16, 19, 26, 38 FYSH 14, 57 GEOFF 33 GRASSROOTS 39 GREY SPACE 22, 26, 38 HEY RONNIE REAGAN 31 HIDEAWAY 39 I, ROSE 30 I LIKE GIRLS 12, 28, 42 INANIMATE 28, 42, 48 INCLUSION MAKES THE WORLD MORE VIBRANT 12, 13, 52 ISLAND OF THE HUNGRY GHOSTS 32 I WILL NOT WRITE UNLESS I AM SWADDLED IN FURS 22 JOY IN PEOPLE 47 JUDAS COLLAR 17, 40 JUST GO 58 KAYA 15 LAST MAN STANDING 12, 48 LEAP OF FAITH 31 LET’S SEE HOW FAST THIS BABY CAN GO 16, 40 LISTEN (LUISTER) 24, 41, 45 LIZARD QUEST 50 LOCAL TIMBER LOVE 26, 38, 39 LONG TERM DELIVERY 14, 23, 33, 57 L’AVIATRICE 28, 50, 56 MACAROONED 50, 56 MADDIE & MARC 26, 33, 38 MARTIN 31 MONKEY BUSINESS 30 MY DEAD DAD’S PORNO TAPES 23, 41 MY FUTURE SELF 31 NATIVE 31 NEGATIVE SPACE 18, 28, 48 NURSERY RHYMES 40 OBON 28, 51 ONE SMALL STEP 13, 50, 56 PAPER CRANE 13, 51 PATISION AVENUE (LEOFOROS PATISION) 18, 42, 48 PIANO MUMS 2 6, 38 REBOOTED 28 REBUILDING IN MINIATURE 15, 19, 22

REFLECTION 13, 50, 56 REWIND FORWARD 58 SECOND BEST 7, 33, 40 SELF 30 SHAKESPEARE IN TOKYO 14, 51, 57 SHERBERT ROZENCRANTZ, YOU'RE BEAUTIFUL 13, 19, 52 SOVDGARI (THE TRADER) 41 SPOON FED 24, 45 STEMS 19, 22, 30, 58 SUPER NICE 14, 57 TEACH A MAN TO FISH 15 THANKS A LOT DUCHAMP 28 THE CLIMB 23, 33 THE DANCE TEACHER 22 THE FINISH LINE 24, 45 THE GIFT 26, 38 THE HUMAN PROJECT 58 THE LAST TIME I SAW YOU 17 THE LIFE I’VE SEEN 24, 45 THE LOST SOUND 51

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