St Kilda Film Festival
The City of Port Phillip

Mates

Two estranged friends reconnect over beers in an Inner West Sydney terrace, navigating their peculiar social tensions in a tense, funny, and heartfelt exploration of loneliness and what it truly means to be mates.

Written by Rory Pearson and Marcus Aldred-Traynor
Director
Rory Pearson
Producer
Marcus Aldred-Traynor
Cast
Marcus Aldred-Traynor, Roy Molloy
Runtime
14 mins
Genre
Drama

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St Kilda Film Festival is Australia's largest and longest-running short film festival. The Festival is an Academy Awards qualifying event, showcasing Australia's emerging cinema.

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