Shorts showcase at Surfers
THE work of three local filmmakers will be showcased on the big screen in Surfers Paradise at the 2018 Shorts in Paradise Film Festival (SIPFest).
The 10-minute masterpieces – Declan Caruso’s Skin Like Bark, Alisha Marfatia’s Surren and Colin Usher’s documentary short Su Brown and The Wallace Rockhole Pottery – have been selected as finalists for this year’s showcase and screening on April 22 after making it to the finals of the Gold Coast Film Festival-backed event.
Mermaid Beach filmmaking all-rounder Usher has forged a name for short unscripted docos about people he finds interesting or who’s community work goes unnoticed.
His SIPFest entry tells the story of Currumbin Valley potter Su Brown’s eight-year labour of love teaching residents in the small, Uruna Aboriginal community of Wallace Rockhole, in Central Australia.
This year’s SIPFest prize pool includes $3000 for best film, $1000 for the runner-up, a $1000 people’s choice award, $1000 for best screenplay, $500 for best actor and best actress, $500 for the best film by a Gold Coast resident and $500 for the best film showcasing Surfers Paradise.