CREATIVE TEAM
STARRING - Emily Mortimer, Robyn Nevin, Bella Heathcote
DIRECTOR - Natalie Erika James
WRITER - Christian White, Natalie Erika James
CARVER FILMS - Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
NINE STORIES - Riva Marker, Jake Gyllenhaal
AGBO
US DISTRIBUTOR - IFC Midnight
CINEMATOGRAPHER - Charlie Sarroff
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Steven Jones-Evans
PROSTHETICS - Larry Van Duynhoven
MAKEUP ARTIST - Angela Conte
WARDROBE - Louise McCarthy
STUNT COORDINATOR - Chris Anderson, Philli Anderson EDITOR - Denise Haratzis, Sean Lahiff
SOUND DESIGNER - Rob McKenzie
COMPOSER - Brian Reitzell
COLORIST - CJ Dobson
CARVER FILMS - Anna McLeish, Sarah Shaw
NINE STORIES - Riva Marker, Jake Gyllenhaal
AGBO
US DISTRIBUTOR - IFC Midnight
CINEMATOGRAPHER - Charlie Sarroff
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Steven Jones-Evans
PROSTHETICS - Larry Van Duynhoven
MAKEUP ARTIST - Angela Conte
WARDROBE - Louise McCarthy
STUNT COORDINATOR - Chris Anderson, Philli Anderson EDITOR - Denise Haratzis, Sean Lahiff
SOUND DESIGNER - Rob McKenzie
COMPOSER - Brian Reitzell
COLORIST - CJ Dobson
FESTIVALS
Sundance Film Festival, 2020
Midnight Program
SXSW Film Festival, 2020
Midnighters
Sitges Film Festival, 2020
Sarajevo Film Festival, 2020
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 2020
New Zealand International Film Festival, 2020
L'Étrange Festival, 2020
Fantasy Film Fest, 2020
Octopus Film Festival, 2020
SXSW Film Festival, 2020
Midnighters
Sitges Film Festival, 2020
Sarajevo Film Festival, 2020
Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, 2020
New Zealand International Film Festival, 2020
L'Étrange Festival, 2020
Fantasy Film Fest, 2020
Octopus Film Festival, 2020
AWARDS
Best Original Feature Film - nominated
AWGIE Awards, 2019
Australian Writer’s Guild
Best Direction in a Feature Film - nominated
Australian Director’s Guild Awards, 2020
AWGIE Awards, 2019
Australian Writer’s Guild
Best Direction in a Feature Film - nominated
Australian Director’s Guild Awards, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
Carver Films
Best Co-Production Award IFFAM Project Market, 2019
FIRES
Consumed by a virtual reality set in a reimagined 1950s, a player’s longing for motherhood transcends the rules of the game.
CREATIVE TEAM
ARTIST - Life is Better Blonde
DIRECTOR - Natalie Erika James, Ben Morgan
PRODUCER - Emma Haarburger, Logan Davies
DOP - Charlie Sarroff
Production Designer - Maddie Latomanski
Starring: Jem Nicholas
DIRECTOR - Natalie Erika James, Ben Morgan
PRODUCER - Emma Haarburger, Logan Davies
DOP - Charlie Sarroff
Production Designer - Maddie Latomanski
Starring: Jem Nicholas
FESTIVALS
| SOUNDKilda, St Kilda Film Festival, 2017 |
| Szczecin European Film Festival, 2017 |
| Clipped Music Video Festival, 2017 |
| Woodengate Film Festival, 2017 |
| Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest, 2017 |
| Hollyshorts Film Festival, 2017 |
| Byron Bay Film Festival, 2017 |
| LA Music Video Film Festival, 2017 |
| Guam International Film Festival, 2017 |
| Woodstock Film Festival, 2017 |
| Leeds Film Festival, 2017 |
| Indie Memphis Film Festival, 2017 |
| Port Shorts Film Festival, 2017 |
| Bucharest Film Awards, 2017 |
| Berlin Music Video Awards, 2017 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival, 2017 |
AWARDS
Best Cinematography
SOUNDkilda, 2017
Award of Distinction
ACS National Awards, 2018
Gold - Music Video Category
ACS VIC/TAS Awards, 2017
Best Music Video
Port Shorts Film Festival, 2017
Best Music Video - Runner Up
Bucharest Film Awards, 2017
Best Music Video
Best Cinematography
Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest, 2017
Music Video Nomination
Young Director Award - CFP-E/Shots - Cannes
SOUNDkilda, 2017
Award of Distinction
ACS National Awards, 2018
Gold - Music Video Category
ACS VIC/TAS Awards, 2017
Best Music Video
Port Shorts Film Festival, 2017
Best Music Video - Runner Up
Bucharest Film Awards, 2017
Best Music Video
Best Cinematography
Bucharest Shortcut Cinefest, 2017
Music Video Nomination
Young Director Award - CFP-E/Shots - Cannes
CRESWICK
While a young woman helps her father pack up his house, they are both increasingly aware of the presence that they always knew was there.
CREATIVE TEAM
DIRECTOR - Natalie Erika James
PRODUCER - Emma Haarburger, Natalie Erika James
WRITER - Christian White, Natalie Erika James
DOP - Charlie Sarroff
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Jamie Helmer
SFX - Sharp FX
FURNITURE MAKER - Isabel Avendano
EDITOR - Natalie Erika James
SOUND DESIGNER - Ryan Granger
COLOURIST - CJ Dobson
COMPOSER - Nathan Liow
VFX ARTIST - Louis Nikolovski
PRODUCER - Emma Haarburger, Natalie Erika James
WRITER - Christian White, Natalie Erika James
DOP - Charlie Sarroff
PRODUCTION DESIGNER - Jamie Helmer
SFX - Sharp FX
FURNITURE MAKER - Isabel Avendano
EDITOR - Natalie Erika James
SOUND DESIGNER - Ryan Granger
COLOURIST - CJ Dobson
COMPOSER - Nathan Liow
VFX ARTIST - Louis Nikolovski
FESTIVALS
Third Eye Film Festival, 2018
Meme Pas Peur, 2019
Third Eye Film Festival, 2019
Defy Film Festivalm 2019
| Melbourne International Film Festival, 2016 |
| Fantastic Fest, 2017 |
| New York Film Festival, 2017 |
| Fantasia Film Festival, 2017 |
| Atlanta Film Festival, 2017 |
| Morbido Film Festival, 2017 |
| ReelGood Film Festival, 2017 |
| Flickerfest Film Festival, 2017 |
| Yarra Valley Film Festival, 2017 |
| Dead by Dawn Film Festival, 2017 |
| St Kilda Film Festival, 2017 |
| Get Reel Film Festival,2017 |
| Fic Sur International Film Festival, 2017 |
| Festival Silhouette, 2017 |
| Telluride Horror Show, 2017 |
| Queensland Film Festival, 2017 |
| Mill Valley Film Festival, 2017 |
| Capricorn Film Festival, 2017 |
| FrightFest, 2017 |
| Zinemakumeak gara!, 2017 |
| Scream Queen Film Festival, 2017 |
| Nightmares Film Festival, 2017 |
| San Jose International Film Festival, 2017 |
| Aesthetica Film Festival, 2017 |
| Monsters of Film Festival, 2017 |
| Celluloid Screams, 2017 |
| Nitehawk Shorts Festival, 2017 |
| The Valley Film Festival, 2017 |
| Etheria Film Festival, 2017 |
| Mayhem Film Festival, 2017 |
| New Hampshire Film Festival, 2017 |
| Stuff MX Film Festival: Mexico City Independent Film Festival, 2017 |
| Dead of Night Film Festival, 2017 |
| Culcarous Film Festival, 2017 |
| Sanctuary Cove Film Festival, 2017 |
| Bucharest Film Awards, 2017 |
| Toronto After Dark, 2017 |
| St Louis Int Film Festival, 2017 |
| Rome Film Festival, 2017 |
| Port Shorts Film Fesitval, 2017 |
| Beloit International Film Festival, 2018 |
| Melbourne Women in Film Festival, 2018 |
| Saskatoon Fantastic Film Festival, 2018 |
| Berlin Girls on Film Festival, 2018 |
| Fantaspoa Int Film Festival, 2018 |
| Landshut Short Film Festival, 2018 |
| Cleveland International Film Festival, 2018 |
| StokerCon Film Competition, 2018 |
| For Film’s Sake Film Festival, 2018 |
| Illinois Independent Film Festival, 2018 |
Third Eye Film Festival, 2019
Defy Film Festivalm 2019
AWARDS
Vimeo Staff Pick, 2018
AWGIE Award - Best Short Form Screenplay
Australian Writer's Guild Awards, 2017
Special Mention
Fantastic Fest, 2017
Gold - Short Film Category
ACS Awards, 2016
Best Overall Short
Nightmares Film Festival, 2017
Best Short Film
ReelGood Film Festival, 2017
Women in Film Award
Yarra Valley Film Festival, 2017
Best Short Film
Best Sound Design
Tabloid Witch Awards, 2017
AWGIE Award - Best Short Form Screenplay
Australian Writer's Guild Awards, 2017
Special Mention
Fantastic Fest, 2017
Gold - Short Film Category
ACS Awards, 2016
Best Overall Short
Nightmares Film Festival, 2017
Best Short Film
ReelGood Film Festival, 2017
Women in Film Award
Yarra Valley Film Festival, 2017
Best Short Film
Best Sound Design
Tabloid Witch Awards, 2017
MINE
A jaded Japanese businessman moonlights as an electric organ-player at an American-themed bar in Tokyo.
CREATIVE TEAM
Artist: Life is Better Blonde
Director: Natalie Erika James
Producers: Lucy Hayes, Natalie Erika James
Cinematographer: Aaron Farrugia
Production Designer: Jamie Helmer
1st AD: Alex Blainey
Starring: Kentaro Hara, Emi Canavan, Natsuko Minegishi, Fumi Tamura
Director: Natalie Erika James
Producers: Lucy Hayes, Natalie Erika James
Cinematographer: Aaron Farrugia
Production Designer: Jamie Helmer
1st AD: Alex Blainey
Starring: Kentaro Hara, Emi Canavan, Natsuko Minegishi, Fumi Tamura
FESTIVALS
Triple J Awards, 2015
Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2015
Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2015
AWARDS
Australian Music Video of the Year
J-Awards, 2015
Best Music Video, Runner Up
Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2015
Gold - Music Video Category
ACS Awards, 2017
J-Awards, 2015
Best Music Video, Runner Up
Byron Bay International Film Festival, 2015
Gold - Music Video Category
ACS Awards, 2017