Open Channel screen resource centre, Shed 4, Docklands, Victoria

 

 

 

 

 

 

filmmaking production support

Raw Nerve 2007

Raw Nerve

Open Channel is proud to announce the four successful finalists for Raw Nerve 2007:

  • Scott Alexander (LAPSE)
  • Brett Stanning (PLAY)
  • Caro McDonald and Tanya Curnow (COOBER: A DESERT SPEEDWAY STORY)
  • Matthew Lockitt, Chris Curran and Romy Toor (BOUNCE)

The Films

Play  

PLAY

When the pressures of being a working Mum have Anne ready to collapse the last thing she needs is to be surrounded by people actually enjoying themselves.

Writer/ Director/ Editor: Brett Stanning
Producer: Mikael Brain
DOP: Benjamin Hidalgo
Drama, 5 mins


Bounce  

BOUNCE

A half-brother and sister meet for the first time. Stella never met her mother. She was stolen when she was a baby and taken to the States. When the mother died Jeff contacted Stella under instruction from his mother. Today, Stella and Jeff meet, speak very few words, but share much. Today they have met a stranger who they instantly trust with their life. They have met family.

Writer: Romy Loor
Director: Matthew Lockitt
Producers: Romy Loor, Matthew Lockitt, Chris Curran
DOP: Chris Curran
Editor: Ken Sallows
Drama, 11 mins


Lapse  

LAPSE

An on-call agency cleaning lady loses her ID and becomes lost inside a high security institution. Things go from bad to worse when an overzealous security guard and a bureaucratic orderly can’t verify her identity and refuse to let her leave. The tension builds to a violent climax.

Writer/ Director: Scott Alexander
Producer: Stuart Moulds
DOP: John Brawley
Editor: Damian Dunne
Drama, 12 mins


Coober  

COOBER: A DESERT SPEEDWAY STORY

It is on Friday night that life in Coober Pedy is temporarily transformed. As the sun sets over the desert town with its dusty plains and cave homes, locals gather at the Coober Pedy Speedway. With beer and steak-sandwiches in hand, they watch family and neighbourly battles for fastest on the circuit. For a few brief hours speed dominates over the daily grind for opal and tourism dollar.

Directors: Tanya Curnow, Caro Macdonald
Producer: Bridget Callow
DOP: Tanya Curnow, Caro Macdonald
Editors: Adrian Francis, Tanya Curnow, Caro Macdonald.
Documentary, 10 mins