Filters | Short Film
Director
Not A Wallflower | Short Film
Writer | Director
Ben is a sprightly young man with a bright future. Living with autism is of no consequence for Ben, except when it comes to his boss, and finding love. Will Ben bloom beyond the wallflowers?
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Starring: Ben Howard, Audrey O'Connor with Mandy McElhinney
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Director: Lianne Mackessy
Writer: Lianne Mackessy
Producers: Sarah Jane Rudolph and Kathleen O'Dwyer
DOP: Liz Vernon
Editor: Julian Neuhaus- Iron Bark Films
Composer: Julian Neuhaus- Iron Bark Films
Production Company: Bus Stop Films
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Film Festival Selection: Melbourne International Film Festival, Aesthetica Film Festival UK, Cinequest Film Festival US, CinefestOZ Film Festival , WIFT V-Fest, Tri-Rivers Film Festival IRE, Superfest International Disability Film Festival US, Adelaide Film Festival
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After being met with discrimination and feeling overwhelmed by unrealistic beauty standards, Kira, a young woman with Down syndrome, is led to change her online appearance to gain employment.
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Starring: Rae Pastuszak and Sophie Hawkshaw
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Director: Lianne Mackessy
Writer: Jillian Wade
Producers: Dianna La Grassa and Tracey Corbin-Matchett
DOP: Mikey Hamer
2nd Unit Director: Michael Santos
Editor: Nick Hogan
Music: "Woman's World"- performed by OKENYO © Elefant Traks
Production Company: Bus Stop Films
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Film Festival Selection: CinefestOz Film Festival- 2021
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Projects
What Was It Like | Documentary
Writer
Visible | Short Film
Writer | Co-Director
An inclusively made film about a teenager living with Down Syndrome, who decides to assume the persona of a superhero in order to be noticed at school. Based on the poem 'Secret', written by Audrey O’Connor.
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Starring: Audrey O'Connor
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Director: Genevieve Clay-Smith
Co-Director: Lianne Mackessy
Writers: Genevieve Clay-Smith and Lianne Mackessy
Producer: Dianna La Grass
DOP: Mikey Hammer
Editor: Julian Neuhaus
Production Company: Bus Stop Films
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Created for VIVID Sydney, streaming on ABCiview
In Motion | Experimental Film
Producer
Director: Stef Smith
Producers: Lianne Mackessy and Stef Smith
DOP: Jamie Gray
Composer: Cassie To
Editor: Tim O'Connor and Jamie Gray
Production Company: Bus Stop Films
A Project of Bus Stop Films Program One: 2019
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Wolf Run | Music Video
Producer
Artist: Brendan Maclean
Director: Stef Smith
Producer: Lianne Mackessy and Stef Smith
DOP: Jamie Gray
Second Camera Operator: Stef Smith
Edit, colour and titles: Jamie Gray
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Eight filmmakers with intellectual disability interview their parents about what it was like when doctors delivered the news of their diagnosis. This documentary explores the impact of language and prejudice in the medical system, when working with new parents who have a child with a disability.
Director: Genevieve Clay-Smith
Writers: Genevieve Clay-Smith and Lianne Mackessy
Co-Directors: Joni Campbell, Liam Vosu, Nathan Basha, Shay Bell, Chloe Morrison-Greet, Sangeetha Punnia-Moorthy, Jack Leighton, Ricky Kremer
Producer: Dianna La Grass
DOP: Mikey Hammer
Editor: Drew McPherson
Composer: Jonny Higgins
Production Company: Bus Stop Films
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Film Festivals: St Kilda Film Festival, Flickerfest International Film Festival, World-Fest Houston International Film Festival, 35th Edmonton Film Festival, Cinefest Oz, The Extraordinary Film Festival, Short Shorts Film Festival
Streaming on ABCivew
Awards: GOLD REMI WINNER- World-Fest Houston Film Festival, BEST FILM- Heart of Gold Film Festival, BEST FILM, AUDIENCE AWARD & BEST DOCUMENTARY- WIFT.
Goes Without Saying | Music Video
Producer
Artist: Brendan Maclean
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Director: Stef Smith
Producer: Lianne Mackessy and Stef Smith
DOP: Jamie Gray
Second Camera Operator: Stef Smith
Edit, colour and titles: Jamie Gray
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