SETTING SUN FILM FESTIVAL – ROUGE

 

 

 

Ladies’ Lounge  Drama

In 1965 rural Victoria, a woman chains herself to the foot rail of her local pub to protest the gender segregation laws of the time. In her fight for liberation, Eleanor risks domestic security and ostracism from her town.

Director: Monique Bettello

Dur. 10

Starvation

A hungry wolf gets stuck in stereotypes about being the big bad wolf of the story. She has to flee when everybody accuses her to violence and murder. She faces the danger of getting killed.

Director: Zahra Rostampour

Dur. 7.12

Round Trip

On a mysterious dirt road in the harsh yet beautiful Australian outback, Ned Williams (Lee Priest), a beast with a dark side, is trying to escape authority and Constable Rose (Danny Bolt), a true blue honest bloke, is trying to get out of the desert without being shot, run over… or eaten.

Director: Ren Thackham

Dur. 6.12

Duo Impacto 

Two women navigate homosexuality in the macho Cuban culture, using drag in education

Director: Miranda Everingham, Molly Harding, Alexandra Nagy

Dur. 7.49

She Saw  Drama

A woman working in a wood factory won’t let her boss, her daughter or an injury get in the way of putting food on the table.

Director: Hannah Moore

Dur. 7.11

Space to Explore  Documentary

On an outdoor adventure to the Mars-like terrain of Moab, Utah Natalie Panek seeks to reconcile life’s stumbles, redirections and challenges in her pursuit of space travel. Natalie Panek has spent her life focused on her biggest dream – to be the first to set

foot on another planet. Natalie is an aerospace engineer, a pilot, an influencer, an avid explorer, and has made it to the top 100 of astronaut candidates. In the face of sky high arches and pinnacles, breathtaking views, and a canopy of stars, it’s easy to believe that all the adventure you need is right here on earth.

Dur: 14

Skates drama

A young boy and girl try to navigate their way through a dismal roller-skating rink on New Year’s Eve, 1979.

Director: Maddelin McKenna

Dur. 10.17

The Bull  Drama

Heavily pregnant on an isolated farm, a young woman both embraces and endures the strange magic that burdens her reality.

Director. Kelsey Egan

Dur. 15

An Act of Love

The intimate connection between identical twins May and June is tested when one attempts to step beyond their shared identity.

Director: Lucy Knox

Dur. 12