WESTRALIA SHORTS #3 - Everything Will Be OK (Eventually): Comedies and Comic Dramas

Everything Will Be OK (Eventually): Comedies and Comic Dramas  

A selection of daring short films that challenge, provoke, and thrill audiences. These filmmakers push conventions to their breaking point, fragment the simple into absurdity, and promise a challenging experience for all. 


A Word for Sad Laughter

Cooper Clark   2023/9min

Falling out of touch with his wife, a jaded community playwright secretly exploits the private affairs of his marriage in an attempt to finally create something authentic.

Good Fortune

Alexandra Eftos   2022/10min

After being dumped by her ex, Liza finds herself opposite a psychic in the hopes of figuring out if there is a cosmic plan for her and what that looks like.

Lavender Arrangement

Xavier Jansen   2022/9min

Two gay siblings and their partners become embroiled in a humorous charade that backfires when their sexuality is revealed to their religious mother.

Expiration Date

Eliza Pritchard   2023/12min

Mark has received his expiration letter meaning he has two weeks to live...

Stuffed

Alex Power   2022/13min

A couple are forced to confront their rocky marriage when their recently deceased friend presents them with a gift from beyond the grave, himself... stuffed.

All Is Well

Lauren Demarti   2022/12min

When Indian born Sunita tries to squirm out of her parents’ arranged marriage, she enlists her friends in the creation of a fake marriage - but the lies begin to spiral out of control.

In the Loop

George Butterworth   2022/14min

The aimless husband of a quantum physics expert must prove his worth to his wife by saving their cantankerous neighbour from a time loop.

Everything Will Kill You -Snap

Ryan James Svirac   2022, 6min

A photographic journalist discovers that in the bush, everything will kill you.

The Keys

Sarah Simmons   2022/10min

Two hungover party rats wake up in disarray and conduct a desperate, last-ditch search for the keys to their new life.