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SHORT FILM

DRUM WAVE

A young pianist confronts her fear of motherhood when she marries into a remote island community with bizarre fertility rituals.




CREATIVE TEAM
Writer/Director - Natalie Erika James
Producer - Emma Haarburger
DOP - Charlie Sarroff
Production Designer - Josephine Wagstaff
SFX - Sharp FX
Masks - Isabel Avendano
Editor - Florence Holmes
Composer - Tamil Rogeon Sound Designer - Livia Ruzic Sound Mixer - Keith Thomas

CAST
Yun - Jenny Wu
Huan - Yuchen Wang


FUNDING
Screen Australia Hotshots Program, 2017


FESTIVALS
Sydney Film Festival, 2018
Fantastic Fest, 2018
Flickerfest, 2018
Cleveland International Film Festival, 2019
Cinefest Oz, 2018
Brisbane International Film Frstival, 2018
Heart of Gold Film Festival, 2018
Port Shorts Film Festival, 2018
Jim Thorpe Independent Film Festival, 2019
Meme Pas Peur Film Festival, 2019
Fresh Flix, 2019
St Kilda Film Festival, 2019
West End Film Festival, 2019
Hollyshorts Film Festival, 2019
Final Girls Berlin Film Festival, 2019
Defy Film Festival, 2019
Melbourne Women in Film Festival, 2020
Stellar Short Film Festival, 2020


AWARDS
DENDY Awards for Best Australian Short Film
Sydney Film Festival, 2018 - Nominated Short Film Nomination
Young Director Award - CFP-E/Shots - Cannes

 Best Drama Best Cinematography
Fresh Flix, 2019 

 Best Cinematography West End Film Festival, 2019

 Best Short
Melbourne Women in Film Festival, 2020

Best Cinematography
Stellar Short Film Festival, 2020

Grand Prize
StokerCon Final FrameCompetition, 2020
FEATURE PROJECT
Writers - Natalie Erika James, Christian White
Carver Films

Best Co-Production Award IFFAM Project Market, 2019
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Natalie Erika James 2019