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sick day

  • Cinemateket Gothersgade København Denmark (map)

Short Film | Drama | 2023 | European Premiere | Australia | 11 min | English with English subtitles | Directed by Stephen Packer

This screening will take place at Cinemateket.

Synopsis

On his first day home alone from school, ten-year-old Oliver accidentally stumbles upon his father's browsing history, and then must decide how to respond when his best friend Tati arrives to hang out.

Director’s Bio

Stephen Packer is an award-winning Australian writer/director. Named early in his career as South Australia’s Emerging Filmmaker of the Year, Stephen’s short film Hard Rubbish Premiered at Vancouver International Film Festival before continuing its circuit at Australia’s academy award qualifying festivals St Kilda and Flickerfest. Stephen’s latest short film Sick Day is currently on the festival circuit. His next proof-of-concept short film Alpha Test has received funding from the South Australian Film Corporation and will go into production later this year.