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Vanessa Abbott
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NRA lonely Muay Thai instructor (Mark Bale) seeks self-confidence through an online life-coaching app, gradually surrendering control to an unseen mentor.
Life Coach
2026
10.0James Cunningham's short film MONTSERRAT offers a poignant and introspective portrait of the Australian immigrant experience, encapsulated through the daily life of a solitary tradesman. Featuring a delicate performance by actor and model Wilson Bazurto, the film reveals the quiet existence of Montserrat, a young man whose life is marked by routine and loneliness. Wearing his ubiquitous yellow or orange hi-vis tradesman's uniforms like a shell of his identity, Montserrat's days blend into one another as he navigates mundane tasks in his mostly empty house. The film's observational cinematography captures a rare glimpse into the life of a man overlooked by society.
Montserrat
2026
5.6After being released from jail, the son of a con man joins his father on the road.
$5 a Day
2008
NRWhen a man (Eric Kay) is stranded alone on a tropical island, he must battle the forces of nature as well as confronting his own dark human instincts in the sun-drenched blood-soaked thriller 'Savage Sands'.
Savage Sands
2024
NRHarrison (David Kara) and Leo (Francis Ryan) are two mates studying together at university in Melbourne, Australia, who receive a unique assignment as part of their studies in criminal psychology... to explain how, hypothetically, they might commit a perfect murder. From writer/director James Cunningham, short film The Assignment is a slick thriller delivering a sexy modern twist on the slasher genre with heavy hints of Hitchcock, lashings of Carpenter and a pinch of Dexter... all on rooftop at sunset.
The Assignment
2022
2.0Two brothers embark on a surfing trip together, attempting to bury past grievances in the process. As their surfing adventure unravels, so do the delicate and fragile bonds of brotherhood.
Beneath the Waves
2018
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NRA lonely Muay Thai instructor (Mark Bale) seeks self-confidence through an online life-coaching app, gradually surrendering control to an unseen mentor.
Life Coach
2026
10.0James Cunningham's short film MONTSERRAT offers a poignant and introspective portrait of the Australian immigrant experience, encapsulated through the daily life of a solitary tradesman. Featuring a delicate performance by actor and model Wilson Bazurto, the film reveals the quiet existence of Montserrat, a young man whose life is marked by routine and loneliness. Wearing his ubiquitous yellow or orange hi-vis tradesman's uniforms like a shell of his identity, Montserrat's days blend into one another as he navigates mundane tasks in his mostly empty house. The film's observational cinematography captures a rare glimpse into the life of a man overlooked by society.
Montserrat
2026
NRWhen a man (Eric Kay) is stranded alone on a tropical island, he must battle the forces of nature as well as confronting his own dark human instincts in the sun-drenched blood-soaked thriller 'Savage Sands'.
Savage Sands
2024
NRHarrison (David Kara) and Leo (Francis Ryan) are two mates studying together at university in Melbourne, Australia, who receive a unique assignment as part of their studies in criminal psychology... to explain how, hypothetically, they might commit a perfect murder. From writer/director James Cunningham, short film The Assignment is a slick thriller delivering a sexy modern twist on the slasher genre with heavy hints of Hitchcock, lashings of Carpenter and a pinch of Dexter... all on rooftop at sunset.
The Assignment
2022
2.0Two brothers embark on a surfing trip together, attempting to bury past grievances in the process. As their surfing adventure unravels, so do the delicate and fragile bonds of brotherhood.
Beneath the Waves
2018
