UTS FASS at Sydney Film Festival 2022
A snapshot of some of the exciting films and media projects from the talented UTS FASS filmmaking community screening at SFF2022.
For the calendar:
In Sunlight or In Shadow (2021)
17 June 2022
Written & Directed by Gregory Ferris, Senior Lecturer (Media Arts and Production)
FASS academic Dr Gregory Ferris joins SFF for the fourth time with his new immersive media project. Presented in stereoscopic 360-degrees at the UTS Data Arena, the audience is enveloped in interconnected narratives set across a series of hotel rooms. Multiple sessions from 9am.
Yao Yao Goes to Little Bay (2022) - Finalist for the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
18 & 19 June 2022
Directed by Johnathan Lo, current B/Comm (Honours) student and B/Comm (Media Arts and Production), 2021
Produced David Ma, B/Comm (Media Arts and Production)
Chinese international student Yao Yao heads to Little Bay Beach to complete her film school assignment. She runs into Sun Joo, a Korean student in the same predicament – but he has his own agenda.
The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone (2022) - Finalist for the Documentary Australia Award
13 & 16 June 2022
Director: Maya Newell, BA/Comm (Media Arts of Production), 2010
Spanning 19 years, The Dreamlife of Georgie Stone reveals the memories of Georgie Stone, an Australian transgender teen as she helps change laws, affirms her gender, finds her voice, and emerges into adulthood.
Right Here (2021) - Finalist for the Dendy Awards for Australian Short Films
18 & 19 June 2022
Produced by Brenna Harding, B/Comm (Media Arts and Production), 2021
After coming out as non-binary to their parents, Grace materialises at their future selves’ birthday party and realises everything they want to be is inside of them, right here.
Evicted! A Modern Romance (2022) - Selection for SFF 2022 Features
16 & 18 June 2022
Produced by Sophie Saville, BA/Comm (Media Arts and Production), 2013
Four spuriously employed housemates on the verge of eviction trawl Sydney's fraught rental market in search of a new place to call home in this irreverent Aussie comedy.
Lonesome (2022) - Selection for SFF 2022 Special Presentations
13, 17 & 18 June 2022
Directed by Craig Boreham, B/Communication, 1998
Craig Boreham’s follow up to Teenage Kicks (SFF 2016) explores desire, sexuality and isolation as two very different young men form an unlikely and surprising connection.
Voice Activated (2022) - Selection for SFF 2022 Screenability & Shorts with Features
15, 17, 18 & 19 June 2022
Directed by Steve Anthopoulos, BA/Comm (Media Arts and Production), 2010
Produced by Yingna Lu, BA/Comm (Media Arts and Production), 2011
Passionate florist and deliveryman Trent (Aleks Mikić, Secret City), who has a stutter, finds his voice when he is forced to cooperate with a voice activated car. Featuring Becky Lucas and Sam Neill.
Interested in filmmaking?
With decades in filmmaking education excellence, UTS FASS offers a range of practice-based courses for anyone interested in a career in film.
Undergraduate
- Bachelor of Communication (Media Arts and Production)
- Bachelor of Communication (Writing and Publishing)
- Bachelor of Communication (Media Business)
- Bachelor of Music and Sound Design
- Bachelor of Animation Production
Postgraduate
The UTS Animal Logic Academy at the Faculty of Engineering and IT also offers postgraduate research opportunities and a practice-based Masters in Animation and Visualisation.
