Khalid (Saro Lepejian) struggles with coming out to his childhood best friend and cousin on his sixteenth birthday in Ali Zoghi & Kamil Domaradzki's short film LEOPARD. @sarolepejian #shortfilm #filmfestival #leopard #drama #glbtiq #australia #isff

Working actor Audrey (Joanna Pickering) is determined to follow her dreams in Christopher Mack's short film DIVA. @joannapickering #shortfilm #filmfestival #diva #comedy #france #isff

In Lauren-Ann Smith's short documentary film THE OCEAN CALLS, the Smith Family sold everything they owned to chase a dream. #shortfilm #filmfestival #documentary #theoceancalls #australia #isff

Short film LISTEN, from writer/director David Mace-Kaff, is about finding the silver lining and discovering that beauty can be found in even the darkest of places. @davidmacekaff #shortfilm #filmfestival #listen #australia #isff

Shame, loneliness, fatigue, anxiety. How does it feel to go hungry on campus? Short animated film STUDENT HUNGER comes from filmmaker Jane Dyson. #shortfilm #filmfestival #studenthunger #animation #australia #isff

Short documentary film NO BODY AND THE BLUE SKY, from filmmaker Magda Gvelesiani, is a poetic journey along the Bzhuzhi River guiding the viewer through six villages in the Georgian region of Guria. #shortfilm #documentary #filmfestival #germany #georgia #us #isff

One night in their childhood home, a brother and sister (James Fraser and Contessa Treffone) eat their mother's pasta and navigate shared responsibilities. Short film SALMON AND ASPARAGUS is from filmmaker Holly Fraser. #shortfilm #filmfest #salmon #asparagus #australia #isff

Salama (Susan Echa) is a writer who hasn't written a book in four years. In Adeniyi Joseph Omobulejo's short film KILL THE IMPOSTER, Salama finds herself in troubled waters. @theadeniyijosef #shortfilm #filmfestival #killtheimposter #nigeria #isff

When a nine-year-old girl goes missing, the case rests on the shoulders of Detective Monroe (Patrece Bloomfield) in Kyle Marra's short film STILLS. #shortfilm #filmfestival #stills #patrecebloomfield #kylemarra #us #isff

Seventeen year-old Eva (Martina Cariddi) tries to convince her boyfriend Javi (Jonatan Ruiz) to help kill her father in Luis Grajera's short film DIE FATHER DIE. #shortfilm #filmfestival #diefatherdie #luisgrajera #spain #isff

A little short film written by and starring yours truly has been selected for the International Shorts Film Festival 🎉 Thanks @shorts_ff! Go check it out!!

In Ukrainian filmmaker Sergiy Pudich's short horror film THE PEEPER, strange things happen in a pole dance gym after a trainer catches a peeper behind a door. @pudich #shortfilm #filmfestival #thepeeper #horror #ukraine #isff

Short film 4UR PROTECTION, from Caylee Sacks, follows a college student (Amanda Fronckowiak) suddenly forced to deal with an active shooter situation. @cayleesacks #shortfilm #filmfestival #4urprotection #schoolshooting #drama #isff

After the passing of their mother, two brothers (Jackson Lucas and Harrison Mitchell) learn what it means to be a family and accept each other. Short film JOEL is comes from director Steven Clarke. #shortfilm #filmfestival #joel #drama #australia #isff

Short documentary THIS WAS DUNES from filmmaker Chance Foreman tells the story of a group of farmers in Brazil using ancient agroforestry to take back their sovereignty and fight climate change. @chanceforeman #shortfilm #documentary #filmfestival #thiswasdunes #brazil #isff

Tired of her housemate stealing her toiletries, Darcy (Georgina McGuigan) takes a twisted revenge in Kristian Fitsall's short film TEETHING PROBLEMS, filmed on Super 8mm. @kristiefitsall #shortfilm #filmfestival #teethingproblems #comedy #horror #uk #isff

Zac (Peter Williams) searches for love via the dating app landscape, in director Matt Hodgkinson's short film MATCH MADE. @matthodgkinson #shortfilm #filmfestival #matchmade #australia

In Caden Norton's short film THE SANCTUARY, a boy (Christian Richardson) tries to overcome the struggle of mental illness and abuse, but it might be impossible. #shortfilm #filmfestival #thesanctuary #drama #mentalillness #experimental #isff

A dinner party plays out between four thirty-somethings, but soon reveals itself to be something far more psychological. Short film GIST is from directors Patrick Harris and Nadine Spencer. #shortfilm #filmfestival #gist #australia #isff

Honoured to receive the Best Director award at the Chicago Cinema Awards for my latest short film The Assignment, which also picked up Best Thriller last night. Special thanks to the whole cast and crew. 🏆