Shoplifting
Pete is teaching his son the art of shoplifting…
Released: December 2010
Running time: 13:50
Format: Short Black Comedy, HD 16:9
Featuring: Gary Samolin, Ivan Bradara & Nathan O’Rourke
Writer/Director: Neil Triffett
Producer: Lee Matthews
Cinematographer: Michael Latham
Production Designer: Dane Naoum
Composer: Callum Thomson
Sound Designer: Neil Triffett with Finn Robertson
Editor: Neil Triffett
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Australian suburbia 1992. Pete is teaching his youngest son the family business: the art of shoplifting. However, with his eldest son now stealing off the Internet and with the introduction of new security devices in department stores, Pete’s times seem to be changing. As the eldest son begins to take control of the direction the family is heading, Pete must work out a way around the new security devices or lose his place in the family entirely. The lengths he goes to shock even him as they begin to threaten what is left of his imploding family.
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Official Selection: Cockatoo Island Film Festival, October 2012
Official Selection: Downunder Berlin Australian Film Festival, September 2012
NAFA Show-Fest Intl, August 2012
– Runner Up: Judges and Audience Awards
Acquired for Broadcast: KQED-TV, U.S.A.
Official Selection: Dubbo’s Inland NSW Film Festival, August 2012Official Selection: Takes NZ, July 2012
Official Selection: Dungog Film Festival, July 2012
Official Selection: Indie Gems Film Festival, July 2012
Official Selection: Int’l Short Film Festival Detmold Germany, June 2012
Official Selection: 54th Rochester International Film Festival, USA, April 2012
Official Selection: Byron Bay Film Festival, March 2012
Official Selection: Three One Six Oh! Film Festival, February 2012
Official Selection: FlickerFest, January 2012
Made in Melbourne Film Festival, December 2011
– Audience Choice AwardOfficial Selection: Hollywood Shorts, November 2011
Official Selection: Canberra Film Festival, September 2011
Official Selection: Melbourne Underground Film Festival (MUFF), August 2011
Official Selection: Fresh Film Fest, Prague Czech Republic, August 2011
Official Selection: Mudfest, Australia, August 2011
Show Us Your Shorts program, Warburton Film Festival, Australia, June 2011
– Awarded: Best Short FilmOfficial Selection: St Kilda Film Festival, Australia, May 2011
VCA, December 2010
– Nominated: Best Achievement in DirectingVCA, December 2010
– Awarded: Most Outstanding Undergraduate StudentPremiere Screening: ACMI Federation Square, Dec 2010.
“This is a great script with a very well developed central character.A charming exploration of the changing times via small time thieves.”
– Stuart McDonald (Stranded, Summer Heights High, Tangle)“Neil Triffett has managed to make a moving short that has an honesty about it… a difficult task. The great script and even greater performances make ‘Shoplifting’ a very easy watch. This teamed with a subtle hand in direction and visual simplicity allow this short to resonate emotionally without veering into the sentimentality of a syrupy drama. All three actors embody their characters fully and at no point did I question their authenticity. With such a tight script and excellent casting choices ‘Shoplifting’ was bound to work.”
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Cast
Pete Gary Samolin
Danny Ivan Bradara
Tyler Nathan O’Rourke
Angela Maureen Andrew
Security Guard Jeremy Kewley
Trudy Catherine McKay
Security Tagging Girl Stephanie Mauro
Disapproving Shopper Clare O’Shannessy
Security Guards Jordan Prosser Ilya Kerig Sam Burns-Warr
TV Salesman Amir Rezaei
Panel Installers Tim Mager Peter Cassidy
Checkout Boy Jason Albury
Shoppers Keith Bates Patricia Jenkins Bianca Jones Kristy Symons
Police Telephone Operator Katherine Schachte
Crew
Writer / Director Neil Triffett
Producer Lee Matthews
Director of Photography Michael Latham
1st Assistants Camera Marcus Allemann Tim Eyles
2nd Assistant Camera Kate Lefoe Gaffer Tom Savige
Best Boy & Grip Nathan Vernon
Production Designer Dane Naoum
Production Design Assistants Kelly Hucker Laura Cousens
Costumier Samara Tynan
Wardrobe Assistant Natale Testa
Make-up Artists Robert “Chum” Li Alana Auden
Make-up Effects Alana Auden
On-Set Sound Recordist & Mixer Gunay Demirci
Boom Operator Luke Richardson
Production Manager Bryony McLachlan
First Assistant Director Andrew Blogg
Script Supervisor Laura Cousens
Unit Manager Colin Triffett
Safety Consultant Reg Roordink
Chaperone to Mr O’Rourke Carolyn O’Rourke
Stills Photographers Robert “Chum” Li Jaklene Vukasinovic
Editor Neil Triffett Composer Callum Thomson
Sound Designer Neil Triffett with Finn Robertson
Audition Readers Jeremy Kewley Victoria Stanford James Robertson Robert Fearon
VCA Staff
Supervising Producer Nicolette Freeman Technical Support Gordon Lyon Sound Designer Peter Frost Consultant Editor Cindy Clarkson Online Editor & Colourist Declan Loughran Special Thanks Drew Rhodes Tony Wood Cameron Ford Robert Greenberg Julietta Boscolo Allison Byrne Alice Hucker Kelly Hucker Libby Abbott Katherine Schachte Ben Holmes Kayla Roberts Tracey Wightman Olivia, Sarah and Isobelle Wightman Tracey Claire Min Vavala Andrew O’Keefe Siobhan Jackson Ellen Stowers from Harbour Town Shopping Centre Maureen Neilson from Harbour Town Toyworld Zoran Rojkovsky from Terry White Pharmacy GPSC Karen Fogarty from Gladstone Park Shopping Centre Ross Gaudion from Vitag Equipment Anthony Kiss from Dimmey’s Richmond Robert Boskovski and Kyla White from Costco Melbourne Mannequin Hire Gelatavita Ice-Cream Supadeal Furniture Stereophonic.com.au