Rabbit

Abandoned by his parents and harboring a grim family secret a damaged young teen is faced with a difficult choice when he brings his foreign girlfriend into the family home.

2014 / 15 mins / Patch Adams Productions

Director: Matt Richards
Writer: Nicholas Denton
Producers: Arielle Thompson & Ryan Murphy
Cinematographer: Thom Neal
Film Editor: Patrick McCabe
Production Designers: Greta Robenstone & Harry Hughes
Sound Designer: Brian Elbl

Awards:
Short Cuts Short Film Festival 2016 - 'Open Filmmaker Category' Best Short - Winner
Mosaic World Film Festival 2015 - Best Narrative Film - Winner
FIKE International Short Film Festival 2015 - Best Actor - Special Mention, Nicholas Denton
St. Kilda Film Festival 2015 - Best Actor - Winner, Nicholas Denton
St. Kilda Film Festival 2015 - Best Film - Nominee
San Francisco International Festival of Short Films 2014 - Special Recognition for Direction - Winner
Australian Screen Editors Guild "Ellie" Awards 2014 - Best Editing in a Short Film - Nominee

Official Selection:
Vimeo Staff Pick 2017
Bueu International Short Film Festival 2016 (Spain)
Landscape Film Festival 2016 (Spain)
Short Cuts Short Film Festival 2016 (Dandenong, Australia)
Liverpool Lift-Off Film Festival 2016 (UK)
No/Gloss Leeds Independent Film Festival 2015 (UK)
Down Under Berlin 2015 (Germany)
Mosaic World Film Festival 2015 (Rockford, Illinois, USA)
FIKE International Short Film Festival 2015 (Évora, Portugal)
St Kilda Film Festival 2015 (Australia)
DC Independent Film Festival 2015 (Washington, D.C., USA)
Ascona Film Festival 2015 (Switzerland)
Flickerfest on Tour / Made in Melbourne Shorts 2015 (Australia)
Flickerfest International Short Film Festival 2015 (Sydney, Australia)
Siliguri International Short Film and Documentary Festival 2014 (India)
San Francisco International Festival of Short Films 2014 (USA)
Oaxaca Film Fest 2014 (Mexico)
Raindance Film Festival 2014 (London, UK)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2014 (Australia)
Cannes Court Métrage 2014 (France)