Mate
Australia/English/33.08/Colour/1.85:1/5.1&Stereo
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After a long time apart, local deadbeat John must take care of reserved schoolboy Jack over a weekend in an insular working-class outpost of Western Sydney. However, Jack’s attempt to re-establish their relationship is threatened as John's self-destructive nature emerges. Mate is an uncompromising examination of masculinity, maturity, and the challenges of personal growth within a changing social landscape. Featuring star-making performances by Joshua Brennan and Jeremy Blewitt.
Starring: Joshua Brennan, Jeremy Blewitt, Melody Kiptoo - Written By Daniel Corboy, George-Alex Nagle, Ben Tarwin - Directed By George-Alex Nagle - Produced By Nick Bolton - Executive Producer Ben Tarwin - Casting By Stevie Ray CGA - Director of Photography Campbell Brown - Production Designer Tom Coppola - Costume Designer Malgorzata Zablocka - Sound Designer Luke Stacey - Original Music By Jai Pyne - Edited By Kelly Cameron
Premieres:
World Premiere: Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022
Australian Premiere: Sydney Film Festival 2022
North American Premiere: Palm Springs International Shortfest 2022
Asian Premiere: Sapporo Short Fest 2022
Awards:
International Grand Prix - Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival 2022
Best Director - George-Alex Nagle - Sapporo Short Fest 2022
Best Actor - Joshua Brennan - Sapporo Short Fest 2022
Best Foreign Short - Boston Film Festival 2022
Cinematic Achievement Award - Thessaloniki International Short Film Festival 2022
Best Short Film - Rabat International Author Film Festival 2022
Best Actor - Joshua Brennan - UK Film Festival 2022
Best Short Film - Avanca Film Festival 2023
Best Screenplay - Avanca Film Festival 2023
Best Actor - Jeremy Blewitt - Avanca Film Festival 2023
Best Actor - Joshua Brennan - Torino Underground Cinefest 2023
Best Actor - Joshua Brennan - Bucharest Short Film Festival 2023
Nominations:
Nominated: Screen Producers Australia Awards 2023 - Best Short Production of the Year - Nick Bolton, George-Alex Nagle, Ben Tarwin
Nominated: Australian Directors’ Guild Awards 2022 - Best Direction in a Short Film - George-Alex Nagle
Nominated: Australian Screen Editors Awards 2022 - Best Editing in a Drama - Kelly Cameron
“The film is an impeccable slice of kitchen sink drama which follows the tense relationship between teenager Jack and wayward adult John. As the film reveals their past, and how they might be both sides of the same coin, it explores the push and pull of the desire for a future that will get better and regret for a wasted past.” - Laurence Boyce, Cineuropa
“…a story so simple in the relationship between two opposite characters but at the same time so complex in not judging anyone and allowing mistakes and cowardice as a way of expressing one’s inability to be in the world . What could have been a classical, simplistic and moralistic tale suddenly becomes a very strong piece about hidden depression, about wanting to be better, so intense and emotionally powerful thanks in a big part to the extraordinary performances by Joshua Brennan and Jeremy Blewitt” - Gregory Audermatte, ARTE
