Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke | |
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Directed by | Mirrah Foulkes |
Written by | Mirrah Foulkes |
Produced by | David Michod Michael Cody |
Starring | Emily Tomlins Anthony Hayes Eden Falk |
Cinematography | Adam Arkapaw |
Edited by | Nash Edgerton |
Music by | Sam Petty |
Distributed by | Blue-Tongue Films |
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Running time | 15 minutes |
Country | Australia |
Language | English |
Dumpy Goes to the Big Smoke is a 2012 Australian short drama film written and directed by Mirrah Foulkes.[1] The short film is produced by David Michod and Michael Cody and had its world premiere in competition at the Sydney Film Festival on 16 June 2012.[2] After that the film competed at number of film festivals and earned good reviews.[3][4][5]
Dumpy a strange, cat-obsessed figure in a gold dress, who dreams of escaping to the big smoke. When a pleasant stranger appears, needing help to change a punctured tyre, opportunity final knocks.
Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result |
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2012 | Sydney Film Festival | Rouben Mamoulian Award | Mirrah Foulkes | Won[6] |
Best Australian Short Film | Mirrah Foulkes | Nominated[6] | ||
2013 | Australian Film Institute Awards | Best Short Fiction Film | Mirrah Foulkes (with David Michod and Michael Cody) | Nominated[7] |
Best Screenplay in a Short Film | Mirrah Foulkes | Nominated[7] | ||
Aspen Shortsfest | Filmmaker to watch | Mirrah Foulkes | Won[8] | |
Flickerfest film festival | Best Direction In A Short Film | Mirrah Foulkes | Won[9][10] |