Jerrycan

Bavarian Premiere

Screenings: Friday, June 19, 21:00 and Tuesday, June 23, 19:00 (SOUR)

jerrycan

Country of Origin: Australia
Year of Production: 2008
Duration: 14′
Category: Fiction

Director: Julius Avery
Screenplay: Julius Avery
Cinematographer: Adam Arkapaw
Editor: Jack Hutchings
Music: Andrew Callaghan
Producer: Stuart Parkyn
Cast: Tristan Burke

Synopsis: Nathan and his friends have nothing to do so they decide to blow something up. Paper, scissors, rocks seals the fate of Nathan, who risks everything after he is bullied into making a life and death decision.

Festivals & Awards: 61st Cannes Film Festival 2008 (Jury Prize), Berlin Film Festival – Generation Kplus 2009 (Special Mention), Sundance Film Festival 2009 (Honourable Mention), Australian Film Institute (AFI) Awards 2008 (Best Short Fiction), Flickerfest International Short Film Fest 2009, International Film Festival Rotterdam 2009, Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2009, Berlin International Film Festival 2009, Glasgow Film Festival 2009, Adelaide Film Festival 2009, OzFlix Toronto and Vancouver 2009, Aspen Shortsfest 2009, London Australian Film Festival 2009, Wood Green Film Festival 2009, International Film Festival Breda 2009, Atlanta Film Festival 2009, Nashville Film Festival 2009, RiverRun International Film Festival 2009, Washington DC Int Film Festival 2009, Athens International Film Festival 2009, Brussels Short Film Festival 2009, St Kilda Film Festival 2009, 61st Cannes Film Festival 2008, Melbourne International Film Festival 2008, Brisbane International Film Festival 2008, London Film Festival 2008, Hamptons International Film Festival 2008, Chicago International Film Festival 2008, Uppsala International Short Film Festival 2008, AFI Fest (Los Angeles) 2008, Encounters Film Festival 2008, Stockholm International Film Festival 2008, Gijon International Film Festival 2008, Oslo International Film Festival 2008, Almería en Corto, Spain 2008