Short Film | Arthouse | Danish premiere | 2023 | Australia | 11 min | English with German subtitles | Directed by Isabella Andronos
This screening will take place at Colosseum.
Synopsis
In a quiet coastal town, eleven-year-old Olivia faces constant misogynistic harassment from the boys and men around her. She finds solace in an old picture book; a tale of sirens who rise from the crashing waves to fight back against their captors. As strange signs draw her toward the sea, she follows a spectral woman into the depths. What begins as a retreat into fantasy becomes a radical act of reclamation, as Olivia emerges with a voice sharpened by rage and ancient power.
Director’s Bio
Isabella works across disciplines as a screenwriter, director and production designer. She is based on Gadigal and Wangal land (Sydney, Australia). Grounded in visual storytelling, her work often explores inner worlds through layered metaphor and subjective imagery. With a background in conceptual art, she brings an experimental sensibility to her work, which has featured elements such as underwater sequences, flowers on fire, extreme slow motion, and melting curtains.