Short Films
Smith's short films have screened at festivals around the world. They include:
1. Mere Oblivion (2007). Kenny Bunkport has nothing but trouble the night he takes his elderly grandmother out to dinner. Burleigh Smith, Elizabeth Caiacob. Winner of the Nicole Kidman Best Actress Award at Tropfest, the world's largest short film festival.
2. Gentle Persuasion (2008). Frank Fenner decides to practise psychology without any qualifications or ethics. He is soon blackmailed into helping a man exit his daughter from a cult. Burleigh Smith, Sarah Louella, Greg Higgs. Competed as one of eight finalists at Tropfest New York.
3. Love Like You've Never Been Hurt (2009). Problem gamblers orchestrate a romance between two broken hearts so that they can bet on the outcome. Burleigh Smith, Taryn Leggett. Opened the Perth International Arts Festival's Lotterywest Films.
4. Then She Was Gone (2010). Basil pursues Mia. But Mia is only interested in men who are masculine. Burleigh Smith, Sarah Louella. Screened at twenty-six festivals around the world. Winner of Best Drama at the Katoomba Short Film Festival, Best Director at the West Australian Screen Awards, Best Screenplay at the Angry Film Festival and an Audience Award at the Sydney Underground Film Festival.
5. Ragtime (2011). Earnest is set up on a series of blind dates with various hard and damaged women. Burleigh Smith, John Waters, Geoff Morrell, Bridie Carter, Daniel Henshall, Penelope Andrews, Phyllis Foundis, Jennah Bannear, Ashleigh Galipo.
Screenplay was a finalist at the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Charleston International Film Festival, the Mexico International Film Festival and the Alaska International Film Awards, was placed second in the Short Screenplay Competition at the Honolulu Film Awards and received Honourable Mentions at the Canada International Film Festival, Renderyard Short Film Festival (Spain) and the Skyfest Film and Script Festival (North Carolina).
6. The Things My Father Never Taught Me (2012). Melvin gives irrelevant dating advice to his three-year-old son. Burleigh Smith, Aiden Papamihail, Bridie Carter. Premiered at the Angry Film Festival, Melbourne. Accepted into over seventy international film festivals, including the Montreal World Film Festival, the Cambridge Film Festival, Clint Eastwood's Carmel Art and Film Festival, Mike Leigh's Cornwall Film Festival and the Long Island International Film Expo (New York), where it screened on Opening Night.
7. Blue Drag (2013). A morose advertising executive has an unexpected romance with a potential client. Burleigh Smith, Jennah Bannear, Tiriel Mora.
8. Player Wanted (2013). A hapless romantic seeks advice from a seasoned ladies' man.
9. She Will Be Mine (unproduced). John tries to connect with Beatrice by tracking down her estranged father. Winner of Best Short Drama at the Woods Hole Film Festival Screenplay Competition and Best Overall Screenplay at the Sidewalk Film Festival's Sidewrite Screenplay Competition. Second place at the Nevada Film Festival and the Yosemite Film Festival (Sacramento). Recognised at the Colorado Film Awards, the Great Lakes International Screenwriting Competition and the Twin Rivers Media Festival (North Carolina).
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